Cinnamon Coffee Cake
Cinnamon coffee cake is a delightful and irresistible treat that has become a beloved classic in many households. The rich aroma of cinnamon combined with the comforting scent of freshly brewed coffee creates a heavenly blend of flavors that is hard to resist.
Ingredients
Filling and Streusel
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 tbsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp table salt
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 4 tbsp butter-melted
Cake
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
- 1 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 3/4 tsp table salt
- 1 cup almond milk or whole milk
- 1 egg
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- cooking spray
Instructions
Filling and Streusel
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and place the oven rack in the middle position
- Spray your 8" square baking pan with cooking spray.
- Combine brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt in a medium bowl. Reserve 1/4 cup brown sugar mixture for the filling.
- Stir flour into remaining brown sugar mixture. Add melted butter and mix until clumps. Set aside.
Cake
- Whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. Stir in milk, butter, eggs and vanilla until just combined.
- Pour 2 1/4 cups of batter into pan and spread evenly. Sprinkle 1/4 cup reserved brown sugar mixture evenly over batter. Dollop the rest of the batter evenly over the brown sugar filling and spread evenly.
- Crumble streusel and spread it evenly on top of the batter.
- Bake until the center of the cake is set and a toothpick comes out with a few crumbs attached. About 45-50 minutes.
- Leave cake to cool in the pan on a wire rack for 30 minutes. Cut into 9 squares and serve warm.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container.