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cinnamon coffee cake

(1 rating)
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Recipe by
Lisa Foote
@LisaFoote
Castle Pines, CO

I love baking a good coffee cake on the weekends, especially when it's cold outside. The smell of cinnamon baking in the house is wonderful! This 9x9 breakfast cake is a favorite in our family. I have combined some of the recipes I have tried over the years to get to this cake! It's not complicated and you can add nuts or leave them out of the topping. I have added 1/8 cup cinnamon chips to the batter as well- it's just a good standby! Enjoy!

(1 rating)
yield 9 serving(s)
prep time 20 Min
cook time 25 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For cinnamon coffee cake

  • TOPPING
  • 1/2 c
    flour
  • 1/2 c
    brown sugar, lightly packed
  • 1/4 c
    butter, softened
  • 1/2 tsp
    cinnamon, ground
  • 1/4 c
    nuts, chopped (pecans or walnuts) optional
  • COFFEECAKE
  • 1 c
    all purpose flour
  • 1/2 c
    butter, softened
  • 1/4 c
    sugar
  • 1/2 c
    brown sugar, lightly packed
  • 1
    egg
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp
    cinnamon, ground
  • 1/4 c
    sour cream or plain greek yogurt
  • 1/2 tsp
    baking powder
  • 1 pinch
    salt

How To Make cinnamon coffee cake

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease a 9x9 pan. In small bowl blend butter, sugars, egg, sour cream (or yogurt) and vanilla. Mix until smooth and blended.(8x8 pan will work as well)
  • 2
    In medium bowl combine flour, salt, baking powder and cinnamon. Stir until mixed well.
  • 3
    Add the butter mixture to the flour mixture in the medium bowl. Stir until combined but do not over mix. Spread into prepared pan.
  • 4
    TOPPING: Combine all ingredients (except nuts) in a medium bowl. With a pastry cutter or 2 knives cut the ingredients together until it resembles course crumbs. Stir in nuts after the other ingredients are combined.
  • 5
    Sprinkle topping evenly over the coffeecake batter. Bake at 325 for 25-30 minutes. Cool 10 minutes before serving. Cut into 9 pieces.
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