Cinnamon Crumb Coffee Cake

Name: Cinnamon Crumb Coffee Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 1/2 cup unsalted butter (softened); 3/4 cup granulated sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 large egg; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; pinch salt; 3/4 cup milk

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June 7, 2016

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There is absolutely nothing better than waking up in the morning and enjoying a slice of warm coffee cake. This Cinnamon Crumb Coffee Cake is so perfect with a cup of coffee, it’s the best way to start your day! With a thick cinnamon streusel topping over fluffy, buttery cake and a ribbon of melty cinnamon through the center, this crumb cake is going to be a hit at your family breakfast.

Cinnamon Crumb Coffee Cake with a thick cinnamon streusel topping over fluffy, buttery cake, and a ribbon of melty cinnamon in the center.

This recipe is from Jacqueline at Go Go Go Gourmet, a food blog dedicated to busy moms who enjoy baking, cooking, and entertaining.

The coffee cake is buttery, light, fluffy, and features a sweet ribbon of melty cinnamon through the center. It’s everything a good breakfast cake should be. And it’s piled high with a thick cinnamon streusel topping that offers a lovely texture contrast.

It’s similar to my cinnamon sour cream coffee cake except this one is butter based. It’s so buttery tender, it practically melts in your mouth! Perfect for enjoying alongside a cup of hot coffee.

Sweet carbs are actually one of the things I really enjoy for breakfast. If you are like me, you may also want to try these whole wheat banana muffins and white chocolate macadamia nut blondies!

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Every baker should have this cinnamon crumb coffee cake recipe on hand. The batter is thick and ultra rich.

It yields a super soft crumb which is perfect for a cake that you are going to eat for breakfast. Butter and an egg leave the cake fluffy and tender with tight crumbs throughout.

The butter is creamed with the sugar which provides the moist, cakey texture that is so well loved about this coffee cake.

There’s a ribbon of sweet cinnamon through the center of the cake and thick crunchy cinnamon streusel over the top. Both the filling and topping are made with brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, and softened butter.

Cinnamon Crumb Coffee Cake with a thick cinnamon streusel topping over fluffy, buttery cake, and a ribbon of melty cinnamon in the center.

Work the softened butter into the dry ingredients with your fingertips or a pastry cutter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. It’s important to use softened butter in this recipe.

Softened butter is easier to work into the dry ingredients, making sure each granule of sugar, flour, and cinnamon are coated with buttery goodness.

Buttery good cinnamon crumb coffee cake!

For more delicious coffee cake recipes, be sure to check out this raspberry jelly donut coffee cake and this pumpkin cake with bacon streusel.

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