Cinnamon Streusel Coffee Cake – A light & fluffy golden cake topped with a classic cinnamon, brown sugar streusel topping.
This coffee cake recipe has been in my family for years, made by one of my mom’s best friends, Shelia. Since then we have made several twists on this delicious recipe. I have to say that this version of Cinnamon Streusel Coffee Cake is by far my favorite. Made with a few simple ingredients make this apart of your Mother’s Day brunch.
This post is sponsored by Family Dollar. All opinions are my own.
Mother’s Day is the one “holiday” that I am picky. The rest of the holidays I am all about what the kids love and the hubby will eat, but Mother’s Day I could really care less if they like what we are having or not.
There is one thing though that we all love and that is coffee cake. Seriously it has been a staple in our home and family since I was a child. Every once in a while I get the gumption to add a twist or two onto this recipe and try something new. This time it was streusel topping, thanks to the suggestion from my friend Allison who made it first!
Light, fluffy and moist this coffee cake I thought couldn’t be better, but add a cinnamon streusel and a light dusting of powdered sugar, you have the best pastry to start off Mother’s Day with.
Whether it is breakfast in bed or brunch to celebrate all the amazing women and mother’s in your life, this Cinnamon Streusel Coffee Cake will be a hit!
I love the month of May. Not only do you have spring, school getting out, neighborhood pools opening up, flowers blooming, but also Mother’s Day. The day I lounge in jammies and don’t think about the store or whatever. I love seeing the bustle around my house of the kids making last-minute cards and my husband making something delicious on the grill.
Being a mom to 5 kids, makes my heart want to burst. To say I am blessed is an understatement. Time flies. I cherish the days of their little hand made notes out of paint and crayons, but I will say having one kid two weeks from driving is pretty amazing.
What is amazing about this Cinnamon Streusel Coffee Cake recipe is that the kids can even make it themselves.
How to make Cinnamon Streusel Coffee Cake.
- Spray a 9×13” cake pan with non-stick cooking spray.
- Prepare cake mix according to package directions.
- Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes until center is just barely set.
- Meanwhile make your topping, in a large bowl add all your ingredients and with a hand mixer. Mix together until combined and small crumbs form.
- Remove cake from oven and sprinkle on the topping.
- Place back in the oven and continue baking for 10-15 minutes until browned.
- Remove from oven and let cool slightly.
- Cut and serve each slice with a dusting of powdered sugar.
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So this Mother’s Day you will find with a coffee in hand, slippers on until noon, coffee cake served in bed, afternoon family hike and then home to a delicious dinner. All because I rock.
Mom’s celebrate you, the authentic real you. The one that wipes tears, that does endless loads of laundry, laughs at things that really aren’t funny but the kids think they are, plan snacks, lunches and time with each child. Celebrate how your kids see you in their eyes because then we aren’t we all just some form of superhero?
Well, at least we are until they reach 15, lol. Happy Mother’s Day friends.
San
Cinnamon Streusel Coffee Cake
Ingredients
Cake
- 1 box yellow cake mix + ingredients on back of box
Cinnamon Streusel Topping
- 1 cup cold salted butter
- 2 1/4 cup flour
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 1/2 tablespoons vanilla
- optional powdered sugar dusting
Instructions
- Spray a 9x13” cake pan with non-stick cooking spray.
- Prepare cake mix according to package directions. Bake in oven for 15-20 minutes until center is just barely set.
- Meanwhile make your topping, in a large bowl add all your ingredients and with a hand mixer. Mix together until combined and small crumbs form.
- Remove cake from oven and sprinkle on the topping.Place back in the oven and continue baking for 10-15 minutes until browned
- Remove from oven and let cool slightly.Cut and serve each slice with a dusting of powdered sugar.
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Thank you for sharing a recipe of light and fluffy coffee cake. I have dressed it in brown sugar and soft cinnamon on the surface for my mommy. Seriously, she is a sweet addict and any kind of cake.
I’m glad you like it, thank you!
I love cooking .. I wish I could try some of the recipes in these posts but all of them are peppered with advertisements and stories… good grief I just want recipes… lol I’m staying with cookbooks that have ingredients not advertising lol
There is always a recipe card at the bottom of each post, simply scroll all the way down to see it and skip the ads and stories!
Now it is not mother’s day but I am still looking for some cakes to make for my Mom, Thanks to your guide, i put cinnamon on the surface of cake and she loves it so much. Thank you for you sharing.
That’s so sweet, I’m glad she loves it!
What an amazing recipe Jenn. I am really loving its texture and sponge. During this quarantine, I was thinking to try different flavors of cake at home. I’ll definitely try this recipe using Nespresso coffee pods and I am sure my kids are gonna love it.
Thank you! That sounds like such a fun and tasty idea! Let us know if you try anything especially yummy!