Description
Homemade cinnamon swirl coffee cake delivers comfort with its rich cinnamon layers and crumbly streusel topping. Classic dessert perfection promises sweet morning moments you’ll savor with each delightful bite.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 ½ cups (437.5 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ cups (300 g) white sugar
- ½ cup (100 g) white sugar
- ¾ cup (150 g) packed brown sugar (dark or light)
- ¼ cup (50 g) packed brown sugar (dark or light)
- 3 large eggs
- 1 ¼ cups (296 ml) milk
- ¾ cup (170 g) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- ¾ cup (170 g) sour cream or Greek yogurt
- 2 ¼ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 1 ½ tbsps ground cinnamon
- 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp ground nutmeg
- ½ tsp ground nutmeg
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- ¼ tsp kosher salt
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp cocoa powder (optional)
- 2 tbsps Turbinado sugar (optional)
Instructions
- Preparation: Warm the oven to 350°F (177°C) and thoroughly spray a 9 x 13 x 2-inch baking pan with non-stick cooking spray for seamless cake release.
- Streusel Creation: Blend flour, sugars, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a mixing bowl. Drizzle melted butter and stir until clusters form, then refrigerate to maintain texture and crispness.
- Filling Development: Whisk brown sugar, cinnamon, cocoa powder, and nutmeg until completely integrated, creating a rich aromatic mixture.
- Batter Foundation: Using a stand mixer, cream butter, sugars, vanilla, leavening agents, and salt until light and voluminous. Incorporate eggs individually, ensuring complete integration after each addition.
- Batter Completion: Gradually fold in flour at low speed, alternating with milk and sour cream. Mix until batter appears smooth and consistent, avoiding over-mixing.
- Layer Assembly: Pour half the batter into the prepared pan, distribute cinnamon filling evenly, then carefully cover with remaining batter without disturbing the filling layer.
- Topping Application: Retrieve chilled streusel and generously scatter across the cake’s surface, creating a textured, golden-brown crown.
- Baking Process: Bake for 45-50 minutes until a toothpick emerges clean and the top achieves a rich, amber-brown coloration, signaling perfect doneness.
Notes
- Chill Streusel Topping: Refrigerate the streusel mixture to help maintain its crumbly texture and prevent butter from melting before baking, ensuring a crisp, distinct topping.
- Room Temperature Ingredients: Bring butter, eggs, milk, and sour cream to room temperature for smoother mixing and better cake texture, preventing lumpy or uneven batter.
- Gentle Mixing Technique: Avoid overmixing the batter to prevent a tough, dense cake; stop mixing as soon as flour is incorporated to keep the cake tender and light.
- Layer Carefully: Spread batter and cinnamon filling gently to create distinct layers without completely blending them, maintaining a beautiful swirl effect throughout the cake.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts, Drinks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 329
- Sugar: 22 g
- Sodium: 227 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 46 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 60 mg