Cinnamon and brown sugar form a crunchy topping that sits and settles into a spiced cake, making a perfect accompaniment to your favorite hot beverages. Bake this Cinnamon Coffee Cake for your next breakfast, brunch, or tea.
Preheat the oven to 350 °. Grease an 8-inch square baking pan.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the sugar and oil. Mix in the egg and vanilla until smooth. Stir in the milk.
¾ cup granulated sugar, ¾ cup neutral oil, 1 egg, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, ½ cup milk
In another mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Add this to the wet ingredients and fold just until mixed. Spoon into the prepared pan.
1 ½ cup unbleached, all-purpose flour, 2 teaspoon baking powder, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg, ½ teaspoon salt
In a small bowl, combine the topping ingredients and sprinkle them over the batter.
½ cup brown sugar, 2 tablespoon unbleached, all-purpose flour, 2 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 2 tablespoon butter
Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until a tester comes out clean. Cool on a rack slightly before serving.
Notes
Nutritional values are approximate and based on 1/9 the recipe. Promptly wrap leftovers in an airtight container and consume within 4 days. To freeze: The cooled cake can be wrapped in double layers of foil or plastic wrap and stored in the freezer, up to 2 months. Thaw, wrapped, at room temperature before serving.To make as a mix: Take a small bag and a large ziptop bag or container. Label the larger with the wet ingredients to be added later and the baking instructions. Place the dry topping ingredients into the small bag and the dry ingredients for the cake layer into the larger bag. Seal and store together until ready to use.Variations
Sour Cream Coffee Cake - substitute half the milk with sour cream when mixing the cake batter.
Cinnamon Swirl Coffee Cake - if you'd prefer a swirl in your crumb cake, then fill the pan with half the batter. Sprinkle half the cinnamon sugar topping over the batter. Repeat the layers and bake.
Nutty Cinnamon Coffee Cake - add chopped nuts to the brown sugar streusel topping
Cream Cheese Topping - serve the cake with Sweet Cream Cheese