Jul 14 2026
RestaurantsBirchTree Bread CompanyCoffee Cake Recipe

Coffee Cake Recipe

Time1h
Serves12

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Ingredients

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Cake Batter

Cinnamon Streusel Topping

Method

Preparing the Cake Batter

  1. 1

    Preheat the oven

    Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch baking dish.

  2. 2

    Mix dry ingredients

    In a large bowl, whisk together 2 cups of all-purpose flour, 1 cup of granulated sugar, 2 tsp of baking powder, 1 tsp of baking soda, and 0.5 tsp of salt until well combined.

  3. 3

    Cream butter and sugar

    In a separate bowl, beat 0.5 cup of softened unsalted butter with the dry mixture until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

  4. 4

    Add eggs and vanilla

    Add 2 eggs and 2 tsp of vanilla extract to the mixture. Beat until smooth.

  5. 5

    Add milk

    Gradually stir in 1 cup of milk until the batter is well combined and smooth.

Making the Streusel Topping

  1. 6

    Combine streusel ingredients

    In a medium bowl, mix together 0.5 cup of all-purpose flour, 0.5 cup of granulated sugar, 0.25 cup of brown sugar, and 1 tsp of ground cinnamon.

  2. 7

    Add melted butter

    Pour 0.25 cup of melted unsalted butter into the dry mixture and stir until crumbly.

Baking the Cake

  1. 8

    Pour batter into dish

    Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish, spreading it evenly.

  2. 9

    Add streusel topping

    Sprinkle the streusel topping evenly over the cake batter.

  3. 10

    Bake the cake

    Bake in the preheated oven for 30-35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

  4. 11

    Cool and serve

    Allow the cake to cool in the pan for about 10 minutes before slicing and serving.

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