When you are in the mood for a sweet, moist, buttery soft cake for breakfast, I strongly suggest baking this classicCinnamon Coffee Cake.

a slice of coffee cake and a fork on a white plate

Cinnamon Coffee Cake is a great recipe to make on the weekend, for house guests, or really for any special occasion.It tastes delicious accompanied with a cold glass of milk, side of fruit, mug of coffee, or a delicious smoothie.

Cinnamon coffee cake is typically served for breakfast but I’ve served it as dessert and just afun afternoon treatas well. It’s always a good time to enjoy a slice of this heavenly cake.

a pan for coffee cake sitting on top of a blue and white striped hand towel on top of a dark wood cutting board

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

Simple Ingredients: This recipe uses pantry staples so you probably won’t even need to go to the store to make it.
Simple to Make:There are no fancy steps in making cinnamon coffee cake. You simply combine all of the ingredients with a whisk and pour the batter into the dish and bake. Too easy!
Crumb Topping:My favorite part of this delightful cake is the crumb topping. It is thick, rich, and totally makes the cake. I like to add a generous topping to the cake because its so yummy and I want to taste it in every bite.

Ingredients

For the streusel layer and crumb topping

All-Purpose Flour
Granulated Sugar
Brown Sugar
Ground Cinnamon
Butter

For the cake

All-Purpose Flour
Granulated Sugar
Salt
Baking Powder
Baking Soda
Eggs
Sour Cream
Butter
Milk
Vanilla Extract

See the recipe card below for full information on ingredients and quantities

4 pictures collage on how to make coffee cake. top left picture is of a bowl of coffee cake batter and a bowl of cinnamon mixture. top right pic is batter in a baking dish with the bowls of batter and cinnamon mix above it. bottom left picture is the cinnamon mixture being pressed into the coffee cake batter. the bottom right picture is of coffee cake batter added on top of the cinnamon mixture

How to Make Cinnamon Sour Cream Coffee Cake

Step #1.Preheat the oven and grease the pan. Combine the dry ingredients for the crumb topping. Mix in the melted better. Set aside.

Step #3.Add a little more than half of the cake batter to the pan and spread it evenly. Sprinkle 1 cup of the crumb topping evenly over the batter. Spread the remaining batter over the top, then sprinkle with the remaining crumb topping.

Step #2.Whisk together the dry cake ingredients. Make a well in the center, add all the wet cake ingredients, and whisk to combine.

Step #4.Bake 45-40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Remove from oven and let cool for at least 30 minutes before serving.

Recipe FAQs

Does coffee cake have coffee in it?

This recipe does not have coffee in it. It’s named coffee cake because it is traditionally served alongside coffee.

How do you store cinnamon coffee cake?

You definitely don’t want a dried out coffee cake so I recommend storing at room temperature in an airtight container or covering the cake with plastic wrap to ensure it doesn’t dry out.

What goes well with coffee cake?

You can serve a myriad of things with coffee cake. Some suggestions are fruit, scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, milk, or simply coffee.

Can you freeze coffee cake?

Cinnamon coffee cake freezes extremely well. Make sure that the cake is completely cooled before wrapping in plastic wrap and putting in the freezer. If properly stored it should last up to 3 months in the freezer.

sliced coffee cake on top of parchment paper on top of a dark wood cutting board

Expert Tips

Make sure that you spread the crumb topping all the way to edges so that you get some of that delicious cinnamon combo in every bite of every piece.
If you like the texture,chopped pecans or walnuts would be a yummy additionto the crumb mixture.
This is a great make-ahead dish.Make it the night before and have a super easy breakfast.
Grease the pan really well.Somecoffee cake recipescan really stick.