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    Cinnamon Streusel Coffee Cake

    May 4, 2022 by Jess Italiano 4 Comments

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    I love coffee cake because it gives me the excuse to eat cake at any time of the day. Cake for breakfast? Sign me up. This cake is dense, moist, has a buttery crumb topping and a thick layer of brown sugar cinnamon filling. It is *mwah* chefs kiss!

    Cinnamon streusel coffee cake

    I've pretty much been obsessed with coffee cake my entire life, especially a New York style crumb cake, with a layer of crumb as thick as the cake itself. I mean, it is too good.

    This cake has three main components:

    1. Cake: this cake has a very dense and moist crumb. It is vanilla in flavor and basically melts in your mouth. It is made from butter and oil, which keeps it super moist and delicious.
    2. Brown sugar cinnamon filling: ah the cinnamon sugar filling! It is made from brown sugar, cinnamon and flour. It is going to seem like A LOT of filling when you are assembling the cake, but I promise it is not.
    3. Cinnamon streusel: there is absolutely nothing better than a thick layer of cinnamon streusel. It is the best topping on this type of cake.

    Ingredients for cinnamon streusel coffee cake

    If you need to run to the grocery store, here is your shopping list:

    • All purpose flour
    • Baking powder
    • Salt
    • Unsalted butter
    • Vegetable oil
    • Granulated sugar
    • Eggs
    • Vanilla extract
    • Whole milk
    • Brown sugar
    • Ground cinnamon

    Steps

    1. Make the brown sugar cinnamon filling. Set aside.
    2. Make the cinnamon streusel topping. Set aside.
    3. Prepare the batter.
    4. Assemble the cake by layering one half of the batter, the brown sugar cinnamon filling, the other half of the batter, then the streusel topping.
    5. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 35-40 minutes.

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    Cinnamon Streusel Coffee Cake

    I love coffee cake because it gives me the excuse to eat cake at any time of the day. Cake for breakfast? Sign me up. This cake is dense, moist, has a buttery crumb topping and a thick layer of brown sugar cinnamon filling. It is *mwah* chefs kiss!
    5 from 1 vote
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    Prep Time 20 mins
    Cook Time 40 mins
    Total Time 1 hr
    Course Breakfast
    Servings 16 servings

    Ingredients
     

    Brown Sugar Cinnamon Filling

    • ¾ cup (150 grams) brown sugar
    • ¼ cup (31 grams) all purpose flour
    • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

    Streusel

    • 1 cup (125 grams) all purpose flour
    • ½ cup (100 grams) brown sugar
    • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
    • ½ cup (113 grams) unsalted butter cold and cubed

    Cake

    • 1 ¾ cup (219 grams) all purpose flour
    • 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
    • ¼ teaspoon salt
    • ¾ cup (170 grams) unsalted butter room temperature
    • ¼ cup (50 mL) vegetable oil
    • ¾ cup (150 grams) granulated sugar
    • 2 eggs room temperature
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • ½ cup (120 mL) whole milk room temperature

    Dusting

    • Powdered sugar

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (180 degrees Celsius) and line an 8x8 or 9x9 inch square pan with parchment paper, making sure there is overhang on at least two sides. This will make it easier to remove the coffee cake from the pan. Set aside.

    Brown Sugar Cinnamon Filling

    • Whisk together the brown sugar, flour, and cinnamon. Set aside.

    Streusel

    • Whisk together the flour, brown sugar and cinnamon. Cut the cold and cubed butter into the mixture using a pastry cutter, two forks, or your hands, until it is completed incorporated. The mixture will resemble wet sand. Set aside.

    Cake

    • Whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt in a medium-sized bowl. Set aside.
    • In a medium-sized bowl or in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together the room temperature butter and vegetable oil until they are completely homoegenous. This won't happen unless the butter is completely at room temperature. About 2-3 minutes.
    • With the mixer on low, stream in the granulated sugar then beat on medium speed for 1-2 minutes until light and fluffy.
    • With the mixer on low, add the eggs one at a time, mixing well and scraping down the sides and bottom of the bowl in between each addition. Add the vanilla extract and mix until combined.
    • Add half of the dry ingredients and mix on low until just combined. Add half of the milk and mix on low until just combined. Repeat this process with the other halves of the dry ingredients and the milk. Do NOT overmix.
    • Pour half of the batter into your prepared pan and spread into an even layer.
    • Sprinkle the filling mixture on top in an even layer. It is going to seem like a lot of filling.
    • Pour the other half of the batter on top and spread into an even layer. The filling might make it a little difficult to spread this layer of filling on top, but just work at it with a rubber/offset spatula.
    • Top with the streusel, sprinkling it on so that the top is evenly covered.
    • Bake for 35-45 minutes until the edges are set and slightly pulling away from the pan. A toothpick entered into the center should pull out clean or with a few moist crumbs. Let cool slightly, top with powdered sugar, slice and enjoy!
    Keyword Coffee Cake
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    1. Lisa

      January 05, 2023 at 5:59 am

      Hello Jess, first i would like to say i love your reciepes. There are so delicious! The cake was really good and even my two year old son loved it. He usually doesnt eat cake and he also is really picky with new food. But he loved it! My cake was really moist. I dont know if the cake is supposed to be like that. The toothpick came out clean after 45 min. I never tried coffee cake so maybe it is supposed to be like that? Thanks for those great reciepes and greetings from Germany ?

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      • Jess Italiano

        January 05, 2023 at 9:46 am

        Hi Lisa! I am glad you liked it! This cake is supposed to be a bit on the denser side and super moist, so I think you did everything correctly! As long as it was completely baked through I think it is fine 🙂

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    2. Hannah Anderson

      January 10, 2023 at 12:07 pm

      5 stars
      This coffee cake is so great! It is super easy to make and Jess's detailed instructions certainly made it that much easier. If you want a moist, sweet, and very tasty cake for a morning or evening treat with a cup of decaf, this is the cake for you!

      Reply
      • Jess Italiano

        January 11, 2023 at 9:24 am

        Thank you so much!

        Reply

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