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Cinnamon Coffee Cake

Cinnamon Coffee Cake, just like breakfast at grandma's, pairs perfectly with morning coffee. That ripple of cinnamon through the middle is a crowd pleaser.
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Keyword cinnamon, coffee cake
Prep Time 12 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 52 minutes
Servings 12 slices

Ingredients

Cake

  • 1 cup milk
  • 1-1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp table salt
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 egg
  • 6 tbsp butter
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar

Streusel ribbon

  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tbsp all-purpose flour
  • 2 tbsp butter melted
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon

Instructions

Cake

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 9″ glass baking dish with cooking spray.
  • In a small bowl- mix together flour, baking powder, salt & cinnamon. Set aside.
  • In a mixer bowl- beat your butter & sugar together.
  • Beat in egg.
  • Add in the dry mixture- slowly.
  • As it’s mixing- slowly pour in the milk.
  • Combine all streusel ingredients in a small bowl & whisk until combined.
  • Pour 50% of the cake batter in pan.
  • Drizzle in 50% of the streusel mixture- swirl with a knife a little bit.
  • Top with remaining cake batter & then with the remaining streusel mix.
  • Bake 35-40 minutes. Remove & allow to cool completely before adding icing.

Icing

  • Combine confectioners sugar & a splash of milk in a small bowl.
  • Whisk until combined.
  • Drizzle over each piece of coffee cake.