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Best Easy Coffee Cake

Make a moist, coffee cake from scratch with 10 minutes of prep time and everyday kitchen staples! It's laced with the best cinnamon streusel topping and is so good for breakfast, snack, or dessert!

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Additional Time
10 mins
Servings: 9
Calories: 419 kcal
Course: Breakfast , Brunch
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

Coffee Cake
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup butter room temperature
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Cinnamon Streusel Topping
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • ½ cup white sugar
  • ½ cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • ¼ cup cold butter diced

Instructions

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  1. Preheat oven to 350° F and grease an 8x8 square baking dish with butter or spray oil.
Making the crumb topping
  1. Add the flour, brown sugar, white sugar, and cinnamon to a small mixing bowl and mix together.
  2. Add the diced cold butter to the flour mixture and cut it into the flour mixture using a fork or two knives. Make sure all of the flour and sugar mixed and it becomes moist and crumbly. I have even used my hands.
Making the Cake
  1. In a medium mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and salt and mix well.
  2. Add the butter to the dry ingredients and blend well.
  3. Add the milk, egg, and vanilla extract and stir until just barely blended.
  4. Pour half of the cake batter into the baking dish and sprinkle a thin layer of the crumb topping across the batter.
  5. Then pour the remaining batter in and spread evenly.
  6. Top with the remaining streusel topping and again spread evenly across the top.
Baking the Coffee Cake
  1. Bake for 40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted into the center.
  2. Cool for 5-10 minutes before slicing into 9 squares.

Notes

  • Add ¼ -⅓ cup of chocolate chips to the batter.
  • Add in ½ cup of fresh diced apples or fresh blueberries
  • Add in nuts like chopped pecan or chopped walnuts to the streusel topping.
  • Use sour cream or plain Greek yogurt in place of milk
  • Swap out the butter in the cake for an equal amount of unsweetened applesauce for a lower calorie cake.
  • Use almond milk , soy milk or any other non-diary milk. Vanilla flavored milk will also be good.
  • Use gluten free flour like Bob's red Mill One-to-One.
  • Double the recipe and bake in a 9x13 rectangle baking dish
  • Store in an airtight container for a couple of days on the countertop or for up to a week in the refrigerator. I like to put mine in the microwave for about 10 seconds to warm it up just a tad before eating.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1slice Calories 419kcal (21%) Carbohydrates 63g (21%) Protein 5g (10%) Fat 17g (26%) Saturated Fat 10g (50%) Polyunsaturated Fat 1g Monounsaturated Fat 4g Trans Fat 1g Cholesterol 61mg (20%) Sodium 275mg (11%) Potassium 196mg (6%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 36g (72%) Vitamin A 528IU (11%) Vitamin C 1mg (1%) Calcium 100mg (10%) Iron 2mg (11%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 9Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 419

% Daily Value*

Serving 1slice
Calories 419kcal 21%
Carbohydrates 63g 21%
Protein 5g 10%
Fat 17g 26%
Saturated Fat 10g 50%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g 6%
Monounsaturated Fat 4g 20%
Trans Fat 1g 50%
Cholesterol 61mg 20%
Sodium 275mg 11%
Potassium 196mg 4%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 36g 72%
Vitamin A 528IU 11%
Vitamin C 1mg 1%
Calcium 100mg 10%
Iron 2mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.