Cinnamon Coffee Cake is flavorful cake that comes together quickly and the house smells amazing while it bakes.
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Cinnamon Coffee Cake
This cake is everything you’d want in a cinnamon coffee cake bundt cake. It is all kinds of cinnamony, moist and tasty.
Cinnamon coffee cakes are fun to serve for either breakfast, brunch or dessert. It would be great to bake for a gathering or some type of shower.
It not only tastes delightful but it looks pretty too. I love the thick cinnamon layer and the tenderness of the cake. Everyone will enjoy this cake and will be begging for seconds.
Ingredients
- Cinnamon
- Flour
- Sugar
- Butter
- Eggs
Recipe Instructions
- This comes together quickly!
- Mix together your dry ingredients and you wet and then stir them all together.
- Mix up some brown sugar and cinnamon.
- Layer the batter with the brown sugar and cinnamon mixture and bake.
- Let it cool a bit before removing from the pan and enjoy warm or at room temperature.
Frequently Asked Questions
People enjoy eating a sweet cake with a fresh cup of coffee, hot chocolate or tea. While the cake contains no actual coffee the two do pair nicely together.
This is a personal preference as to serve a cinnamon coffee cake warm or at room temperature. I think it tastes incredible warm. You can either eat it fresh from the oven or microwave it to get the desired temperature.
If your coffee cake turns out too dry than there is a good chance that you overcooked it. Watch carefully for the cake to be done but not overdone. It is also important to add just the right amount of flour. Too much flour will result in a dry cake.
If you are trying to make this a meal I would serve some fresh fruit, eggs and a hot drink of your choice.
More Recipes
- Snickerdoodle Coffee Cake
- Lemon Blueberry Coffee Cake
- Homemade Corner Bakery Cinnamon Creme Coffee Cake
- Pumpkin Sour Cream Streusel Coffee Cake
- Easy Apple Kuchen
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Cinnamon Coffee Cake
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter room temperature
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 4 eggs
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups sour cream 16 ounces
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoons ground cinnamon
- ¼ cup cinnamon chips optional
- ¼ cup white chocolate chips optional
- 1 teaspoon shortening optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350º. Coat a 10 cup fluted bundt or tube pan coated with vegetable or olive oil cooking spray.
- Combine flour, baking soda and salt set aside.
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla.
- Add flour mixture alternately with sour cream, beating just enough after each addition to keep batter smooth.
- Spoon a third of the batter into the Bundt pan. Combine cinnamon and brown sugar; sprinkle half over batter in pan. Repeat layers ending with ⅓ batter on top.
- Cook in oven for 60-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 15 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. (I served it warm and it sliced perfectly.)
- To make the optional glaze: Melt ¼ cup cinnamon chips with ½ teaspoon butter flavored Crisco in the microwave in a Ziploc on 50% power for about 30 seconds to one minute until the chips are melted (just sort of knead the chips in the bag a little bit and don't over heat them). Then I did the same with ¼ cup white chocolate chips and ½ teaspoon butter flavored Crisco.
- You could also make a simple powdered sugar glaze by adding 1 cup powdered sugar with just enough milk to make a thick glaze. Both glaze options are optional and both work great.
Notes
- You could use plain whole fat Greek yogurt in place of the sour cream in this recipe if you’d like.
Nutrition
I am excited for you to make this Cinnamon Coffee Cake. There is no shortage of flavor and it can be served for any occasion. You’ll find yourself craving more of this delicious cake.
teresa
this is such a beautiful cake! i love a cinnamon coffee cake!
Esther x3baking
The swirls are beautiful! I’m going to bookmark this recipe and use it if I ever need to finish up my sour cream. If I were to make it, I would want to decrease the sugar. Did you think the cake was too sweet when you made it? Thank you. 🙂
Barbara
Thanks! You could certainly try it with less sugar. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t in baking to make a big change like that. For me the cake wasn’t too sweet, but I do like sweet things. Please let me know if you make it.
Betty @ scrambled henfruit
This sounds like such a fun idea! That is one lovely cake there- I love coffee cakes. I’m going now to check out Heather’s blog! 🙂
Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella
Mum I saw your entry at Deeba’s site and was so excited and proud! 😀 xxx
Claire K Creations
I really need to get a tin like that. All your cakes you make in it look fantastic.
Sense of Home
I have a new bundt cake pan just waiting for a recipe like this.
-Brenda
Alison @ Ingredients, Inc
This looks amazing! Happy Monday to you!
Kathy @ The Sugar Queen
Looks so good and homey!
Lynda
This is a great looking coffee cake! I love bundt cakes, so I will have to try this. great job Barbara.
Kathleen
This looks absolutely delicious!
Kim
Sounds like a fun new club! I’d love to indulge in a piece of this right now. Those cinnamon swirls look gorgeous.
Amanda
That came out beautiful! So glad you played along this month, it’s been great checking out everyone’s recipes!
mamatkamal
This cake looks awesome with the drizzle on top and I’m sure it tastes delicious!
Cheers,
Mamatkamal
kristy
Barbara, this is just so very tempting! My mouth is watering. Can’t wait to make one. Hope you’re having a great week ahead.
Blessings, Kristy
cool lassie
Coffee Cake looks scrumptious! Love the drizzle on top!
Rosa
This cake looks so soft and delicious! Impossible to resist such a treat.
Cheers,
Rosa
Paula
Woke up to a cold day with snow on the ground! This certainly would have been a perfect breakfast!
Megan
What a lovely looking coffeecake. I’m with Maria, wish I had a slice of that right now! 🙂
marla {family fresh cooking}
Barbara, this cake looks awesome and the event sounds like so much fun. What a great way to meet more online buddies. xo
Are you going to BH Food Atlanta?
Maria
Wish I had a slice of this cake for breakfast!