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Cinnamon Coffee Cake

Servings 8

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour 240 g
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 stick salted butter room temperature 113 g
  • 1 cup granulated sugar 200 g
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1 cup buttermilk

Brown Sugar Crumb:

  • 1 ½ cup all-purpose flour 180 grams
  • 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar 100 grams
  • 1/4 cup white sugar 50 grams
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt 3 grams
  • 1 tablespoon cinnamon
  • 1 stick salted butter 113 grams
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract

Vanilla Bean Glaze:

  • ¾ cups powdered sugar 60 g
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla bean paste or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 5 g
  • ~2-3 tablespoons heavy cream or milk ~30 g

Instructions

Brown sugar crumb:

  • Add the flour, brown sugar, sugar, salt and cinnamon to a medium bowl. Stir to combine
    crumble before mixing with butter
  • Pour in the melted butter and almond extract. Mix together until large crumbs form. Set aside
    cinnamon crumble

Coffee Cake:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit
  • Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt into a medium bowl. Stir with a fork to combine and set aside
  • In the base of a stand mixer or with a hand mixer, cream together the room temperature butter and sugar on medium-high speed for 2 minutes until light and fluffy
    cinnamon coffee cake batter
  • Add in the eggs and extracts and cream for 2 more minutes on medium-high speed until light and fluffy
  • Reduce the mixer speed to low and alternate adding the buttermilk and flour mixture, starting and ending with the dry ingredients. To do this, our preferred method is as follows: ⅓ of the dry ingredients, ½ of the buttermilk, ⅓ of the dry ingredients, ½ of the buttermilk, ⅓ of the dry ingredients (pulse after each addition). Note: do not over mix at this stage and just barely mix at each step to evenly combine the ingredients.
    creamed butter and sugar
  • Line a 9 inch round metal cake pan with parchment paper and spray with cooking spray. Place the 1/2 batter into the pan and spread in an even layer then place ½ the crumbs on top in an even layer. Spread the second ½ of the batter on top in an even layer and then place the remaining ½ of the crumbs on top.
    cinnamon coffee cake before baking
  • Bake for 40-50 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean
    cinnamon coffee cake before glazing
  • Set aside to cool for about 15 minutes before topping with the vanilla bean glaze
    cinnamon coffee cake

Vanilla Bean Glaze:

  • In a medium bowl, add powdered sugar and vanilla. Gradually whisk in cream until is is thick but drizzle-able (start with 2 tablespoons and add additional if needed)
  • When the cake is slightly cooled, drizzle the glaze over top with a spoon or piping bag (a ziploc with the corner snipped off will also work)