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Cinnamon Sugar Crumb Coffee Cake

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The secret to this Cinnamon Sugar Crumb Coffee Cake is pancake mix — creating a moist, chewy cake with a crunchy cinnamon-sweet topping. Whipped up in minutes, this coffee cake is weekend perfection!

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Some weekends just call for coffee cake. Except if you’re like me, when I get a weekend coffee cake craving, I want it NOW. Well, this Cinnamon Sugar Crumb Coffee Cake recipe is the perfect weekend recipe for when that coffee cake craving comes-a-callin’ and you just can’t wait.

This recipe starts with pancake mix as a base and requires a few staples that you likely already have on hand in your kitchen. It takes less than 15 minutes to mix up and bakes to perfection in just 22 minutes. Less than 45 minutes from start to finsih? Now thats #CoffeeCakeWinning!

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The part I love most about this Cinnamon Sugar Crumb Coffee Cake is how the crumb topping forms a crunchy, sweet coating atop the cake when it bakes. I swear this crunchy coating helps seal in all the moisture in the cake itself! Besides being quick and cinnamony delicious, I also favor this coffee cake because it’s just the right amount of light and fluffy while also being slightly chewy and moist.  It’s not overly sweet and has a heartiness to it from the pancake mix. It’s perfect to pair with a cup of creamy hot coffee!

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For this recipe, I used a local Austin favorite, Kerbey Lane Vanilla Pancake Mix, but you can use pretty much whatever you have on hand — whether it be a multi-grain pancake & waffle mix or an old stand by like Bisquick. If I’m feeling extra fancy on the weekend or plan on bringing the cake to a friend’s brunch, I  make a quick icing to drizzle on top of the coffee cake to make it a bit more special!

If you’re looking for other easy weekend coffee cakes, check out my Raspberry Coffee Cake recipe. It’s a family favorite, and like this Cinnamon Sugar Crumb Coffee Cake, it’s quick to make and always a crowd pleaser.

Cinnamon Sugar Crumb Coffee Cake

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Cinnamon Sugar Crumb Coffee Cake
 
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Cinnamon Sugar Crumb Coffee Cake's secret ingredient is pancake mix creating a moist, chewy cake with a crunchy cinnamon-sweet topping. Whipped up in minutes this coffee cake is weekend perfection!
Serves: 8 pieces
Ingredients
  • 2 cups Kerbey Lane Vanilla Pancake Mix*
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ⅔ cup milk of choice
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ⅓ cup Kerbey Lane Vanilla Pancake Mix
  • ⅓ cup brown sugar, packed
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, chilled
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 400*F
  2. Lightly grease a round 9 inch round pan with baking spray or butter and set aside
  3. In a medium sized mixing bowl, whisk together the 2 cups of pancake mix, granulated sugar, and 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
  4. Add in the milk, egg, and vanilla extract
  5. Whisk together until all lumps are removed
  6. Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan and set aside
  7. To make the crumb topping, combine the remaining ⅓ cup pancake mix, brown sugar, and cinnamon in a small mixing bowl
  8. Using a fork, knife or pastry blender, cut in the chilled butter
  9. Sprinkle the crumb mixture on top of the coffee cake batter and bake for 22-25 minutes
  10. Let cool 5-10 minutes and serve*
Notes
* I used Kerbey Lane Vanilla Pancake Mix but any pancake/waffle mix you have on hand will work. Bisquick is also a great option.
* If you choose to drizzle the cake with icing, whisk together 1 cup confectioners sugar, ½ teaspoon vanilla extract and 1-2 tablespoons of milk until the desired consistency is reached. Drizzle atop cooled coffee cake and serve.

 

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Raspberry Coffee Cake

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There’s something about eating coffee cake for breakfast that makes me feel a little bit devious. I think it’s the fact that it has the word ‘cake’ in it and I know I’m not supposed to be eating cake for breakfast. But I can completely justify eating ‘cake’ for breakfast because it also contains the word ‘coffee’ and obviously, you have coffee with breakfast.

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I don’t tend to make a habit of eating cake for breakfast but I do enjoy it as a treat every now and then on the weekend or on a special occasion. It’s perfect for those mornings when you’re feeling a bit lazy and sleep-in extra long, you roll out of bed and have nothing on the schedule for the day. You’ve already been lazy sleeping-in so why not just continue the act by treating yourself to some cake for breakfast with a steamy cup of coffee while you work your way through the DVR.

Sounds like a great weekend to me!

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This recipe is something my Grandma used to make for my Mom when she was a kid and my Mom made for me growing up. It’s definitely a family recipe. For me, this recipe represents something special, fun or exciting happening as my Mom most often made this on holidays. I remember eating it on Christmas morning and on snow days, because what better excuse to have cake for breakfast, than when you get a surprise day off from school and work!

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Now that I’m grown, I’ve also continued to make this cake for special occasions or on extra lazy weekends. I’ve made it for <3M on Valentine’s Day, on Christmas morning, and sometimes just on a surprise Sunday as a way to show him I love him. Because to me, food speaks words, it stirs memory, and it definitely represents love.

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I love this coffee cake because although it looks fancy it’s actually very simple and quick to make. This cake has only 5 ingredients, comes together in less than 20 minutes and bakes in 15. In less than an hour, you have a warm, delicious sweet coffee cake to dive straight into so you can get back to treating yourself to the weekend.

The base of this recipe is Bisquick and although the cake seems a bit biscuit-like the addition of cream cheese into the actual cake results in a light and fluffy texture that crumbles slightly when you bite into it. It’s filled with red raspberry preserves, which is how my Mom made it, but truly you can fill it with any jam you have on hand. Although the braided look of the coffee cake looks fancy and time intensive, it’s actually just quick slits in the dough which are then folded over. The cake is topped with a simple vanilla glaze that adds a hint of sweetness and a bit of extra moisture to the cake.

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It’s perfect paired with a cup of coffee or if you are having yourself a fancy weekend, a mimosa! It’s the weekend so why not indulge and treat yourself to cake for breakfast!

Raspberry Coffee Cake
 
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Serves: 6 servings
Ingredients
  • 2 cups Bisquick + ¼-1/2 for kneading/rolling
  • 3 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
  • ¼ cup butter, at room temperature
  • ⅓ cup milk
  • ½ cup raspberry jam
  • 1 cup confectioner's sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1½ - 2 tablespoons milk
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375*
  2. Cut the cream cheese and the butter into the Bisquick until crumbly.
  3. Pour in milk and stir to incorporate
  4. Turn out onto a surface dusted with Bisquick
  5. Need the dough just until it no longer becomes sticky
  6. Place the kneaded dough onto parchment paper or a silicon baking bat
  7. Roll the dough into a rectangle, 12 inches x 8 inches
  8. On the two long sides, make 2.5 inch slits running towards the center of the dough at 1 inch intervals
  9. Spread the raspberry jam down the center of the dough, careful to avoid the cut edges
  10. Fold the cut strips over the filling towards the center of the dough
  11. Bake for 15-20 minutes until golden brown
  12. While the coffee cake is baking, make the icing
  13. Mix the confectioner's sugar with vanilla and milk until you achieve a thick consistency for drizzling over the cake
  14. Once the cake has cooled 10-15 minutes, drizzle over the cake and serve

Raspberry Cream Cheese Coffeecake