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Crispy Cinnamon Streusel Coffee Cake

Crispy Cinnamon Streusel Coffee Cake Recipe

This quick breakfast cake, with buttery cinnamon streusel sinking into the top, has been a holiday and vacation favorite in our family for years. Check out my Banana Chocolate Chip Streusel Cake for a delicious variation. Recipe makes a 9" square pan, and may be doubled for a 9" X 13" pan.
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Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 25 mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 1 9
Calories 626.9 kcal

Ingredients
  

STREUSEL

  • 1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 2 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)

CAKE

  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1 egg
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup all purpose flour
  • 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

Instructions
 

  • Grease and flour 9" square baking pan. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Combine streusel ingredients thoroughly in a small bowl, set aside.
  • Cream together sugar and butter in a large mixing bowl.
  • Beat in egg.
  • Stir in milk.
  • Sift together dry ingredients, add to mixing bowl. Stir until just combined.
  • Spread batter in pan, and sprinkle streusel over top. As you are sprinkling, squeeze some streusel together into pebble-sized chunks, and drop them over cake batter.
  • Bake at 350 degrees F for 25 to 35 minutes, until batter is golden brown and center springs back when touched lightly.
  • Cool on a rack about 15 minutes before serving.

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Nutrition

Serving: 143gCalories: 626.9kcalCarbohydrates: 104.8gProtein: 9.3gFat: 21.1gSaturated Fat: 12.5gCholesterol: 98.7mgSodium: 528.2mgFiber: 4.4gSugar: 64.4g
Keyword < 60 Mins, Breakfast, Brunch, Christmas, Easy, From Scratch
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