This cinnamon coffee cake has it all. It has a delicious brown sugar cinnamon swirl in the middle and it is easy to make. This breakfast recipe is great for school mornings, the weekend or when you have guests.
This cinnamon coffee cake is a go to easy recipe. It has a ribbon of brown sugar/cinnamon in the middle and you will likely have most of the ingredients in your pantry already. Breakfast recipes like this coffee cake are great to make on busy mornings or relaxing weekends. It is perfect for a brunch as well.
Ingredients
- butter - melted
- sugar
- salt
- eggs
- vanilla
- sour cream
- flour - all purpose
- baking powder
- baking soda
- brown sugar
- cinnamon
What is in this?
The coffee cake recipe has all the basic favorites of a coffee cake. It has brown sugar and cinnamon. It also has the basic flour mixture. It also calls for sour cream. If you have some, I recommend using it. I have also substituted vanilla yogurt in place of the sour cream.
If you want to, you could also play around with the amount of white sugar the recipe calls for. The brown sugar makes the coffee cake plenty sweet. The recipe calls for a cup of sugar in it, though it certainly could be taken down to ¾ cup.
Does coffee cake have coffee in it?
Coffee cake was named coffee cake because it is meant to be served alongside your coffee or tea. Some recipes do have coffee in it, but this one does not. Other coffee cake recipes (with no coffee in it) are Brown Sugar Blueberry Coffee Cake and Apple Coffee Cake.
Imagine eating this coffee cake with this an iced latte? Yum.
How do you make the cinnamon coffee cake?
To make this coffee cake, mix together the butter, sugar and salt. Then add in the eggs, vanilla and sour cream.
Then add in the flour mixture. Pour ½ of batter in a greased 9x13 cake pan. Then sprinkle on the brown sugar/cinnamon mixture. Then put the other half on top.
Tip
The batter you spread on top will not completely cover the brown sugar mixture. That is okay. It will rise up and you will end up with coffee cake goodness.
Bake
Bake at 375 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until cake tests done with a toothpick or knife.
FAQ
Leftovers can be kept in an airtight container on the counter for up to 48 hours.
I don't recommend it for this recipe. However here is a blueberry buckle recipe. A buckle is like a coffee cake recipe.
Yes! Make sure the coffee cake is wrapped with foil after it has cooled and store it on the counter.
📖 Recipe
Cinnamon Coffee Cake
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Ingredients
- 1 cup butter melted
- 1 cup sugar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ cup sour cream
- 2 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
For The Filling
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 3 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375℉. Grease a 9x13 cake pan with cooking spray.
- Mix melted butter, sugar and salt in a large bowl. Beat in eggs. Add sour cream and vanilla.
- Mix in flour, baking powder and baking soda.
- Pour in half of the batter.
- Mix the brown sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl.
- Sprinkle brown sugar and cinnamon on top of batter.
- Spread remaining batter on top of cinnamon sugar mixture.
- Bake at 375* for 20-25 minutes or until toothpick tests clean.
- Let cool then slice and serve.
Cheryl
so good! I did change it up a little, instead of a 9 x 13 pan I use an 8 x 8 to make it a little thicker. Also dropped the cooked temperature to 350 and increase the time to 40 minutes and it was amazing. Will definitely make this again. I think I may need to make it for Christmas this year!
Kim
I'm so glad you enjoyed it! It is a favorite at our house!
Sharon
can you use a boxed cake mix?
Carla
where is the coffee ingredient?
Sarah
Okay, so I am starting to wonder if different parts of the country (or world) call this type of cake by a different name. :-) Here in the Midwest, we call it Coffee Cake, even though there isn't coffee added. It is called coffee cake because it is typically made for breakfast and people eat it with their coffee. Though at my house we don't, it is typically served with milk. ;-)
Frances
I will be making this! Coffee is my favourite ingredient for a cake!