Cinnamon-Laced Coffee Cake

Cinnamon coffee cake with 2 layers of buttery streusel is easy to prepare is always a hit at breakfast, brunch, or potlucks.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 335 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup milk
• 1 ½ cups white sugar
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ¾ cup chopped walnuts
• ¼ cup all-purpose flour
• 2 large eggs
• ¼ cup butter, softened
• ¼ cup sour cream
• 2 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
• ¼ cup cinnamon sugar
• 3 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• ⅔ cup butter, melted
• cooking spray
• 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Sprinkle cinnamon sugar into the bottom of prepared baking dish.

Step 2

Combine brown sugar, walnuts, softened butter, flour, and cinnamon for streusel mixture in a bowl; mix with a fork until crumbly.

Step 3

Mix flour, baking powder, and salt for batter together in a separate bowl. Beat eggs in a third bowl using an electric mixer until frothy; add white sugar and melted butter and beat until creamy. Add milk, sour cream, and vanilla extract and beat until smooth. Stir flour mixture into milk-butter mixture until batter is well blended.

Step 4

Spread 1/2 of the batter into the prepared baking dish; top with 1/2 of the streusel mix. Spread remaining batter over streusel layer and top with remaining streusel.

Step 5

Place dish on the center rack in the preheated oven; bake until a fork inserted in the center comes out clean, 15 to 20 minutes.