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    Coffee Cake with Streusel Topping

    Published: Apr 5, 2022 by Sherri · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    An easy-to-make coffee cake with crispy streusel topping is great for a special breakfast, brunch, or even dessert. It's old fashioned comfort food that is easy to make and so delicious.
    An easy-to-make coffee cake with crispy streusel topping is great for a special breakfast, brunch, or even dessert. It's old fashioned comfort food that is easy to make and so delicious.
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    An easy coffee cake with a crispy, delicious streusel topping is great for a special breakfast, brunch, or even dessert. It's old fashioned comfort food that is easy to make and the whole family will enjoy!.

    a slice of coffee cake with streusel topping on a white plate with the white baking dish in the background

    There is nothing better than a good ole' classic coffee cake. This recipe features the best moist cake that is topped with the infamous buttery cinnamon-spiced streusel topping that everyone adores.

    They are so quick to make with staple ingredients you more than likely have in your pantry already. With minimal 10-15 prep time, it is ready to bake and serve with your morning cup of coffee or afternoon snack.

    coffee cake with streusel topping in a white square baking dish

    ✨ Why we love this homemade coffee cake:

    • It's so quick to make! This recipe can be easily doubled to freeze one for later.
    • Kids love this classic coffee cake just as mush as the adults.
    • Perfect for a crowd! Make it for holiday breakfasts, or baby showers or wedding showers or any other party.
    several white bowls with ingredients for coffee cake and streusel topping - flour, milk, sugar, brown sugar, butter, cinnamon and an egg

    🥫 Ingredients needed:

    • 2 cups all-purpose flour
    • ¾ cup sugar
    • 2 teaspoons baking powder
    • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • ½ cup butter softened
    • 1 cup milk
    • 1 large egg
    • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

    For the streusel topping:

    • ½ cup brown sugar
    • ½ cup white sugar
    • ½ cup all-purpose flour
    • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
    • ¼ cup butter - cold and cut into cubes. Using unsalted butter gives it a more buttery flavor.

    🔄 Substitutions and Variations

    Add chopped walnuts or pecans to the topping for a little extra crunch.

    Add in ¼ cup of chocolate chips or ½ cup of fresh or frozen blueberries to the coffee cake batter prior to baking.

    Use any non-diary milk if preferred.

    🔪 How to make Coffee Cake

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and grease an 8x8 baking dish with cooking spray or line with parchment paper.

    For the Streusel Topping

    • Mix the streusel ingredients:½ cup of light brown sugar, ½ cup of white sugar, ½ cup of flour sugars and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon in a medium bowl and stir to combine.
    glass mixing bowl with flour, brown sugar , flour and cinnamon being mixed together
    • Add in the cold cubed butter and press into the mixture with a fork until the dry ingredients are completely covered with butter.
    butter cubes being added to flour mixture and mixed into a crumbles

    For the Coffee Cake

    • In a separate large bowl, add the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and cinnamon and stir to combine.
    • Then add the butter and, using a fork or pastry cutter, mashed the butter into the flour mixture until it is thoroughly blended into the dry ingredients.
    glass mixing bowl with flour mixture with a stick of butter
    • Next, add the egg, milk and vanilla extract and stir with a fork until the flour is just barely mixed in.
    cake batter with one egg being mixed into
    • Pour half of the batter into the prepared baking dish and top with one cup of the crumb topping to create a thin layer of streusel i n the middle.
    coffee cake batter in a square baking dish topped with a brown streusel topping
    • Pour the rest of the batter into the prepared pan and spread gently with a knife to cover the middle crumbles.
    • Then evenly spread the remaining crumbles over the batter.
    square baking dish with batter and crumbly topping
    • Bake for 35-40 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
    • Remove from oven and let cool for 10 minutes before cutting.
    piece of coffee cake with crispy topping on a white plate with a fork

    📝 Frequently Asked Questions

    How to store coffee cake?

    Store covered with foil or plastic wrap at room temperature for 1-2 days or in an airtight container for 7 days in the refrigerator.

    Can you freeze coffee cake?

    Yes! They are very freezer friendly. Wrap the coffee cake in plastic wrap first, then wrap in aluminum foil and freeze for 2 up to months.

    closeup of a square slice of coffee cake a on a white plate

    Coffee Cake with Streusel Topping

    An easy-to-make coffee cake with crispy streusel topping is great for a special breakfast, brunch, or even dessert. It's old fashioned comfort food that is easy to make and so delicious.
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    Prep Time 15 mins
    Cook Time 40 mins
    Total Time 50 mins
    Course Breakfast
    Cuisine American
    Servings 9 slices
    Calories 444 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    For the cake

    • 2 cups all-purpose flour
    • ¾ cup sugar
    • 2 teaspoons baking powder
    • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • ½ cup butter softened
    • 1 cup milk
    • 1 large egg
    • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

    For the cinnamon streusel topping:

    • ½ cup brown sugar
    • ½ cup white sugar
    • ½ cup all-purpose flour
    • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
    • ¼ cup butter cold and cut into cubes

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and grease an 8x8 baking dish with cooking spray.
    • Make the streusel topping
    • In a small mixing bowl, add the sugars, flour and cinnamon and stir together with fork.
    • Add the butter to the flour mixture and press (cut) the butter into the dry ingredients using a fork until it becomes crumbly. Make sure all of the flour is dampened by the butter.
    • In a separate medium mixing bowl, add the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and cinnamon and stir to combine.
    • Then add the butter and, using a fork again, mashed the butter into the flour mixture until it is thoroughly blended into the dry ingredients.
    • Next, add the egg, milk and vanilla extract and stir with a fork until the flour is just barely mixed in.
    • Pour ½ the batter into the prepared baking dish and top with one cup of the crumb topping.
    • Pour the rest of the batter into the dish and spread gently with a knife to cover the middle crumbles.
    • Then evenly spread the remaining crumbles over the batter.
    • Bake for 35-40 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
    • Remove from oven and let cool for 10 minutes before cutting.

    Notes

    Add chopped nuts to the topping
    Add a few chocolate chips or blueberries to the batter.
    Use any non-diary milk if preferred.
    Store covered with foil or plastic wrap at room temperature for 1-2 days or in an air tight container for 7 days in the refrigerator.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1sliceCalories: 444kcalCarbohydrates: 68gProtein: 5gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 65mgSodium: 368mgPotassium: 111mgFiber: 1gSugar: 41gVitamin A: 549IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 116mgIron: 2mg
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