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Overhead of beautiful rose-shaped cinnamon roll coffee cake with cinnamon sugar coating and sugar glaze on a light wooden background with a blue and white checkered cloth.
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5 from 2 votes

Cinnamon Roll Coffee Cake

Prep Time1 hour 30 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time1 hour 50 minutes
Course: Sweet Rolls
Keyword: baking, Dessert, food, recipe
Servings: 12 servings
Author: Barbara Schieving

Ingredients

  • 2 ½ to 3 cups flour
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 package 2 ¼ teaspoons Quick Rise yeast
  • ¾ cup milk
  • ¼ cup water
  • 3 tablespoon butter

Cinnamon Sugar Coating*

  • ½ cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ cup butter melted

Glaze

  • ½ cup powdered sugar I doubled this
  • 1 to 2 teaspoon milk

Instructions

  • In the bowl of a stand mixer, using the paddle attachment, combine 2 cups flour, 2 tablespoons sugar, salt, and yeast; mix well.
  • In a small saucepan or microwave safe dish, combine ¾ cup milk, water, and butter. Heat to 120 to 130º.
  • Add warm liquid to flour mixture; blend at low speed until moistened. Beat 3 minutes at medium speed.
  • Switch to the dough hook and mix in the remaining flour a little at a time, to make a soft dough, adding more or less flour as needed. Knead the dough for 5 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning to grease top. Cover; let rise in a warm place (80 to 85º) until light and doubled in size, 45 to 60 minutes.
  • Grease a 12-inch pizza pan or baking sheet.
  • In a shallow dish or pie pan, combine nuts (if using), ½ cup sugar, brown sugar, and cinnamon, mix well. Place melted butter in another shallow dish or pie pan.
  • Punch down dough. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Divide dough into 12 equal pieces and keep pieces covered with plastic wrap.
  • On a lightly floured surface, roll each piece of dough into a 12-inch long rope. Dip each dough rope in butter to coat; roll in sugar mixture to coat evenly.
  • Place 1 strip in the center of the pan; wind to form a coil. Repeat with remaining dough, placing close together to make a round, flat coffee cake.
  • Cover; let rise in warm place until doubled in size, 45 to 60 minutes.
  • Preheat oven to 350º. Uncover coffee cake. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown.
  • Cool 5 minutes on baking sheet. Carefully remove from pan; place on serving plate.
  • Glaze: In small bowl, combine glaze ingredients, adding enough milk for desired drizzling consistency. Drizzle over warm coffee cake.

Notes

*If desired, add ¾ cup finely chopped nuts to the Cinnamon Sugar Coating.