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This super easy coffee cake is so soft and moist! All you need are a handful of simple ingredients to make this Cinnamon Streusel Coffee Cake. Perfect as a breakfast or as a dessert, this delicious cake with a streusel crumb topping is full of tasty cinnamon flavors!
There’s nothing more cozy than starting the day off with a fresh hot cup of coffee and a slice of this cinnamon streusel coffee cake. Baked until perfectly golden with a buttery soft crumb, you’ll love starting the day with warm cinnamon flavors.
If you want more cake recipes, I’ve got a few that you’ll love! Try my Blueberry Bundt Cake, Cinnamon Babka or Super Moist Pear Cake. These cakes are perfect for any occasion from parties or an everyday dessert!
Why You’ll Love This Coffee Cake
- Soft buttery crumb. The inside of this cake is anything but dry. It’s so moist and buttery that it’ll practically melt in your mouth.
- Cinnamon flavors. Thanks to the cinnamon in the streusel, the cake is aromatic and has a sweet but savory note to it.
- Super simple. You can make this coffee cake with only a few staple ingredients and if you don’t have a mixer, it’s hand-mix friendly!
Coffee Cake Ingredients
- Flour — all purpose flour works fine for this coffee cake
- Sugar-use white granulated sugar or cane sugar.
- Baking powder-helps the cake rise.
- Salt-balances out the cake’s flavor.
- Unsalted butter — you’ll need two sticks of unsalted butter, one melted and one cold.
- Eggs-room temperature.
- Vanilla extract– it’s best to use pure vanilla extract for maximum flavor.
- Milk-you can use whole milk or 2%. Typically whole milk makes it richer.
- Brown sugar-works best to make the streusel topping. Light or brown works fine.
- Ground cinnamon-get fresh cinnamon powder so you get the max flavor out of the cinnamon.
- Powdered sugar-use to make the sugar icing for topping.
How to Make a Cinnamon Streusel Coffee Cake
- Prepare the oven and pan: Preheat your oven to 350F. Spray a 9×13 pan with non-stick spray and line with parchment paper.
- Combine the dry ingredients: In a large bowl combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Whisk until free of lumps.
- Combine the wet ingredients: In a medium bowl combine the melted butter, eggs, vanilla, and milk.
- Combine everything: Mix the wet and dry ingredients until just combined. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
- Make the cinnamon streusel topping: In a small bowl stir together the sugar, flour, and cinnamon until fully combined. Add in the butter and use clean hands to break up the butter into small pieces.
- Add the streusel to the cake: Spread the topping all over the top of the cake.
- Bake the coffee cake: Place in the oven and bake for 30-35 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with only a few moist crumbs. Remove from the oven and allow to cool slightly before icing.
- Make the icing: Combine all of the ingredients in a small bowl until smooth. Drizzle the icing over the cake.
Tips to Make this Moist Streusel Cake
- Having your eggs at room temperature to help prevent lumpy batter.
- The icing is optional! If you rather not have icing in the morning, you are more than welcome to skip it.
- If you like extra streusels, you can definitely double up on the cinnamon streusel ingredients.
- To check if the cake is done, insert a toothpick in the center. If it comes out clean or has just a few crumbs, it is done.
- To properly measure flour by the scoop, be sure to fluff the flour before spooning it into a measuring cup. This prevents the flour from being packed into a measuring cup. Level the top off inside of trying to pack it all in.
- Be sure your oven is fully preheated before adding your cake to the oven.
- Do not over mix the cake batter. Over mixing the batter can cause it to become dense.
Frequently Asked Questions
A coffee cake is a combination of moist cake bottom and a streusel topping without containing any coffee! It’s called a coffee cake because it’s meant to be served with coffee which is where the name comes from.
Adding the butter into the streusel in cubes helps create a crumbly mixture instead of it turning into one large chunk of dough.
The coffee cake itself can be made ahead of time but you can also make the cinnamon streusel itself up to three days ahead of time and kept in an airtight container in the fridge until you make the cake batter.
Leftover coffee cake needs to be wrapped up tightly (or added to an airtight container) once it’s cooled to maintain it’s soft moist crumb. You can leave it at room temperature for up to 2 to 3 days and if you’d like for it to last longer, it’ll have to be stored in the fridge. Coffee cake can last for at least a week when stored in the fridge.
You can definitely freeze coffee for later. Freeze the coffee cake whole or by the slice. Wrap up the cake or slices with plastic wrap before putting it in a freezer safe bag or container. Freeze the cinnamon streusel coffee cake for up to 3 months.
More Desserts You’ll Love
- Molten Chocolate Lava Cake
- Chocolate Chip Cheesecake
- Coconut Cheesecake Bars
- No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars
- Easy Cinnamon Sugar Donuts
- Lotus Biscoff Cheesecake
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Cinnamon Streusel Coffee Cake
Ingredients
For the Cake:
- 3 cups flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 stick unsalted butter, melted
- 2 whole eggs, room temperature
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cup milk
For the Topping:
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 stick unsalted butter, cubed and cold
For the Icing:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
For the Cake:
- Preheat your oven to 350 F. Spray a 9×13 pan with non-stick spray and line with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Whisk until free of lumps.
- In a medium bowl combine the melted butter, eggs, vanilla, and milk.
- Mix the wet and dry ingredients until just combined.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
For the Topping:
- In a small bowl stir together the sugar, flour, and cinnamon until fully combined.
- Add in the butter and use clean hands to break up the butter into small pieces.
- Spread the topping all over the top of the cake.
- Place in oven and bake for 30-35 minutes of until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with only a few moist crumbs
- Remove from oven and allow to cool slightly before icing.
For the Icing:
- Combine all of the ingredients in a small bowl until smooth.
- Drizzle the icing over the cake.
Notes
- Having your eggs at room temperature to help prevent lumpy batter.
- The icing is optional! If you rather not have icing in the morning, you are more than welcome to skip it.
- If you like extra streusels, you can definitely double up on the cinnamon streusel ingredients.
- To check if the cake is done, insert a toothpick in the center. If it comes out clean or has just a few crumbs, it is done.
- To properly measure flour by the scoop, be sure to fluff the flour before spooning it into a measuring cup. This prevents the flour from being packed into a measuring cup. Level the top off inside of trying to pack it all in.
- Be sure your oven is fully preheated before adding your cake to the oven.
- Do not over mix the cake batter. Over mixing the batter can cause it to become dense.
