Description
This homemade Coffee Cake features a soft, tender vanilla cake topped with a buttery cinnamon-brown sugar crumble, optional chopped walnuts, and a sweet powdered sugar glaze. It’s an easy, comforting treat for breakfast, brunch, or an afternoon coffee break.
Ingredients
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For the Cake:
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup oil (vegetable or canola)
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 1 1/2 cups flour
For the Cinnamon Topping:
- 2 T butter (melted)
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 tsp. cinnamon
- 2 T Flour
- 1/2 cup walnuts (chopped, optional)
For the Glaze:
- 1 T butter (room temperature)
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 T milk (extra, if needed)
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, whisk together the egg, oil, vanilla, and sugar until smooth.
- Add the milk and salt. Mix until combined.
- Add the baking powder and flour. Stir gently until just combined, being careful not to overmix.
- In a separate bowl, combine the melted butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, and flour. Mix until crumbly, then stir in the chopped walnuts if using.
- Prepare a baking pan and spread the cake batter evenly inside.
- Distribute the cinnamon-brown sugar topping evenly over the batter.
- Bake until the cake is set, lightly golden, and a toothpick inserted into the cake portion comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs. The original recipe does not specify an oven temperature or baking time.
- Allow the cake to cool.
- In a small bowl, mix the room-temperature butter, powdered sugar, and milk until smooth. Add a little extra milk if needed to achieve a drizzle-friendly consistency.
- Drizzle the glaze over the cooled cake, slice, and serve.
Notes
- Walnuts are optional and can be omitted without changing the other ingredient quantities.
- Vegetable or canola oil works well because both have a neutral flavor.
- Allow the cake to cool before adding the glaze to help it remain visible on top.
- Add extra milk to the glaze gradually to avoid making it too thin.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30–35 minutes
- Category: Recipes
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (1/9 of cake)
- Calories: 384 kcal
- Sugar: 38 g
- Sodium: 300 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 3.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 56 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 32 mg
Keywords: Coffee Cake, Homemade Coffee Cake, Cinnamon Coffee Cake, Brown Sugar Coffee Cake, Easy Coffee Cake Recipe, Coffee Cake with Cinnamon Topping