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    The BEST Coffee Cake Recipe (Takes Just 10 Minutes To Prep)

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    This coffee cake is downright delicious! It combines light as air cake with a sweet brown sugar pecan filling and a crumbly cinnamon sugar streusel topping. It's simply the best coffee cake you can make, and the best part is you can have it ready to bake in just 10 minutes! 

    An overhead view of coffee cake on a pan with a slice taken out of it. A plate is sitting next to the pan with a slice of coffee cake on it with a spoonful of coffee cake next to it.

    Table of Contents

    • The Best Coffee Cake
      • Ingredients
      • How to Make Coffee Cake
        • Step 1: Prepare The Filling & Topping
        • Step 2: Make The Coffee Cake Batter
        • Step 3: Build the Coffee Cake
        • Step 4: Bake The Coffee Cake
      • How to Store Coffee Cake
        • How To Reheat Coffee Cake
      • Wrapping It Up
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    • The BEST Coffee Cake Recipe (Takes Just 10 Minutes To Prep)
      • Ingredients
      • Instructions
      • Nutrition
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    The Best Coffee Cake

    Coffee cake is one of those treats that are just as delicious for breakfast as it is for dessert. And, honestly, this coffee cake is so good that you'll find yourself sneaking a few pieces at both times of the day.

    Trust me, this streusel coffee cake is so delicious you'll crave another piece before you even finish your first! This recipe creates a moist, tangy, and sweet cake with a brown sugar pecan filling and cinnamon crumble topping that just melts in your mouth. It seriously gets better and better with every single bite. 

    Honestly, every time I make this when I'm hosting - or need to bring something to a friend's house - everyone always raves over it and says that it tastes as if I picked it up from a bakery! It's just that good.

    What's even better than how this coffee cake tastes though is how easy it is to make. As I mentioned, this recipe literally takes 10 minutes to prepare, and really the process just involves a little mixing and then the oven takes care of the rest.

    Seriously, the hardest part is waiting for it to bake and smelling all of that cinnamony deliciousness coming from your oven. So, to keep yourself occupied, you can make this Starbucks gingerbread latte to go along with it!

    Two slices of coffee cake on top of a white plate.

    Ingredients

    This sour cream coffee cake recipe is made almost entirely with kitchen/pantry staples. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if you have most - if not all - of them at your house already.

    Anyway, here's what you'll need to make the filling:

    • ¾ cup light brown sugar
    • ½ cup chopped pecans
    • 1 tsp. ground cinnamon

    For the streusel crumb topping:

    • 1 cup sugar
    • ½ tsp. salt
    • 1 cup all-purpose flour
    • 1 tbsp. cinnamon
    • 6 tbsp. butter, melted

    And for the decadent coffee cake:

    • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
    • 1 tsp. baking powder
    • 1 tsp. baking soda
    • ½ tsp. salt
    • ¾ cup unsalted butter
    • 1 ½ cup sugar
    • 3 eggs
    • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
    • 1 ½ cups Greek yogurt or sour cream

    Not bad, right?

    By the way, this Pioneer Woman French toast casserole uses a lot of the same ingredients. So, if you're looking for a way to use some of them again, I highly recommend giving that recipe a shot next!

    A countertop with various bowls with the ingredients to make coffee cake in it.

    How to Make Coffee Cake

    As far as easy coffee cake recipes go, this one has got to be one of the easiest. You basically just mix the filling ingredients, mix the topping ingredients, then mix the cake ingredients and put 'em all together.

    Honestly, even if you've never made coffee cake before, you'll find this recipe to be a breeze to make.

    Anyway, without further ado, let's not waste another second and get baking!

    A brown sugar crumble mixture in a white bowl on top of a cutting board. In front of it is a pecan mixture in a white bowl.

    Step 1: Prepare The Filling & Topping

    First, before you get into the recipe, preheat the oven to 350°F (180ºC) and lightly grease a 10-inch springform pan or round pan with cooking spray. You can also line the pan with parchment paper instead of greasing it.

    Now, you can take out a medium-sized bowl and add all of the filling ingredients to it - that would be the brown sugar, chopped pecans, and cinnamon. Then, give them a good mix until they somewhat combine, and set the bowl aside.

    For the streusel crumb topping, mix the sugar, salt, flour, cinnamon, and melted butter in a medium bowl until they combine and form a grainy mixture. Then, once you've got that looking good, you can set this bowl aside for later.

    A large mixing bowl with coffee cake batter in it.

    Step 2: Make The Coffee Cake Batter

    Now it's time to make the most important part of the recipe, the coffee cake batter!

    So, you'll want to start by mixing all of the dry ingredients - the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt - in a large bowl so they combine and set it aside.

    Then, you can take out another large bowl and cream the butter and sugar together with a hand - or stand mixer - until it's smooth. Next, add one egg at a time, along with the vanilla extract, and continue mixing until everything is well incorporated. 

    Now, once you've got the dry and wet ingredients looking good, you can add the dry ingredient mixture into the bowl of wet ingredients, along with the yogurt - or sour cream - and mix everything together with a rubber spatula until they just combine into a coffee cake batter.

    A bundt pan lined with parchment paper with unbaked coffee cake batter in it.

    Step 3: Build the Coffee Cake

    Ok, now that all of the components of the coffee cake are good to go, it's time to assemble it!

    So, to do that, you'll want to pour half of the coffee cake batter into the prepared pan and then evenly top it with the filling mixture. Then, after you've done that, you can pour the remaining cake batter on top and finish it off by evenly sprinkling the crumb topping on the cake batter. 

    A bundt pan lined with parchment paper with uncooked coffee cake in it. with

    Step 4: Bake The Coffee Cake

    Finally, it's time to bake this delicious coffee cake!

    So, you'll want to put the coffee cake in the oven and let it bake for about 60 minutes. Also, just so you know, you'll want to check it halfway through baking and see how the top looks. If it's getting too brown, cover it with tin foil so the topping doesn’t burn.

    Then, around the one-hour mark, you'll want to check the crumb cake by inserting a toothpick in the center of it, and see if it comes out clean. If it does, it's done.

    So, when that happens, you can let the cake cool for a few minutes, then you can slice it up, serve it with a cup of coffee or milk, and enjoy it!

    A bundt pan lined with parchment paper with baked coffee cake in it.

    How to Store Coffee Cake

    This recipe for coffee cake makes about 8 servings, depending on how you slice it.

    If you bring this sour cream coffee cake to a friend's house or put it out when you're hosting, I doubt that you'll have any leftovers. Honestly, whenever I make this recipe, it's gone before I even have a chance to grab a second slice. 

    Anyway, if you do end up with some leftovers, you can transfer the slices of cake to an airtight container and either store it on the counter at room temperature for about 2 days or in the fridge for up to 1 week.

    By the way, you can freeze coffee cake for up to 3 months if you want to keep it for even longer. Just put the cake in an airtight container - or wrap individual slices in plastic wrap - and keep them in a freezer-safe bag.

    An overhead view of coffee cake on a pan with a slice taken out of it. A plate is sitting next to the pan with a slice of coffee cake on it with a spoonful of coffee cake next to it.

    How To Reheat Coffee Cake

    Once you're ready to enjoy this decadent crumb cake again you can either eat it chilled, at room temperature, or even hot. So, if you want to warm it up - for that fresh-out-of-the-oven taste - you can just put a slice in the microwave for about 10 seconds.

    A slice of coffee cake on a white plate.

    Wrapping It Up

    Well, that's how to make the best coffee cake ever!

    I know I'm biased, but this really is one of the best coffee cake recipes you'll ever try. I mean, it has everything that makes a coffee cake delicious, plus so much more. From the moist cake to the buttery, sugary filling to the crumbly pecan topping, it's just to die for.

    Anyway, I hope you enjoy this quick and easy dessert recipe as much as my family and I do!

    Of course, as always, if you give this recipe a try, let us know how it goes in the comments below.

    A plate with two slices of coffee cake with crumbly cinnamon sugar topping.

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    If you enjoyed this easy coffee cake, we have many more recipes just like it on the blog!

    Give one of these delicious and easy recipes a try next:

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    The BEST Coffee Cake Recipe (Takes Just 10 Minutes To Prep)

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    This coffee cake is downright delicious! It combines light as air cake with a sweet brown sugar pecan filling and a crumbly cinnamon sugar streusel topping. It's simply the best coffee cake you can make, and the best part is you can have it ready to bake in just 10 minutes!

    • Author: Brendan Cunningham
    • Prep Time: 10 minutes
    • Cook Time: 60 minutes
    • Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
    • Yield: 8 large servings 1x
    • Category: Breakfast
    • Method: Oven
    • Cuisine: Cake

    Ingredients

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    Filling:

    ¾ cup light brown sugar

    ½ cup chopped pecans

    1 tsp. ground cinnamon

    Streusel crumb topping:

    1 cup sugar

    ½ tsp. salt

    1 cup all-purpose flour

    1 tbsp. cinnamon

    6 tbsp. butter, melted

    Coffee cake batter:

    2 ½ cups all-purpose flour

    1 tsp. baking powder

    1 tsp. baking soda

    ½ tsp. salt

    ¾ cup unsalted butter

    1 ½ cup sugar

    3 eggs

    1 tsp. vanilla extract

    1 ½ cups Greek yogurt or sour cream

    Instructions

    1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (180ºC) and grease a 10-inch springform pan or large round pound cake pan.
    2. Mix all filling ingredients in a bowl to combine. Set aside.
    3. Mix all streusel topping ingredients in another bowl until grainy. Set aside.
    4. In a large bowl, mix the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. 
    5. In another bowl, cream the butter and sugar until soft. Add one egg at a time and the vanilla extract, mixing it until everything’s well incorporated. Add the flour mixture and Greek yogurt (or sour cream) to the bowl and mix until well combined.
    6. Pour half of the cake batter into the prepared pan, top with the filling, and pour the other half of the cake batter in. Top with the streusel topping and place in the oven.
    7. Bake for 60 minutes (check it halfway, if the topping is too brown, you can cover it with tin foil so it doesn’t burn). You will know when the cake is ready when inserting a toothpick, it comes out clean.

    Nutrition

    • Serving Size: 1 slice
    • Calories: 580
    • Fat: 22
    • Carbohydrates: 83
    • Protein: 11

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