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Need an easy breakfast or brunch? Your family will love this easy Cinnamon Coffee Cake recipe that can be made quickly with what you have on hand!

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Easy Cinnamon Coffee Cake

Here’s a great basic coffee cake recipe that I used to send with my husband a few years ago to work to feed his co-workers. It’s simple and easy to make with ingredients you already have in your pantry. For the buttermilk, I used the homemade stuff I had from when I made Homemade Butter. (It freezes well.)

This easy Cinnamon Coffee Cake can be made very quickly which makes it perfect for a “fancy” breakfast when you need something in a pinch. You can add various toppings to make it different every time.

For a “coffee filled” coffee cake you have to give this Secret Ingredient Coffee Cake recipe from scratch  a try!

Cinnamon Coffee Cake Recipe

Easy Cinnamon Coffee Cake Recipe

Ingredients:

  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 3/4 cup vegetable oil (coconut or olive oil will work, or use butter for an extra rich flavor!)

Coffee Cake Dry Ingredients

Mix all of the ingredients together in a bowl. Reserve 1 1/2 cup of the crumbles to the side for the topping.

Add:

  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda

Coffee Cake Wet Ingredients

Beat well until no longer lumpy then add another 1/2 cup buttermilk. Beat for about another 2 minutes. Pour into a greased 9×13 pan.

Easy Coffee Cake

Sprinkle reserved crumbs over the top. Bake at 350F for 30 minutes.

Need to print this to add to your Recipe Binder? Get the easy Coffee Cake recipe below:

Easy Cinnamon Coffee Cake Recipe

Ingredients

For Crumbles

  • For Crumbles:
  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 3/4 cup vegetable oil coconut or olive oil will work, or use butter for an extra rich flavor!

For Cake

  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon  baking soda

Instructions

  1. Mix together all the ingredients for the crumbles in a bowl. Set aside 1 1/2 cup of the crumbles for the topping.
  2. To remaining crumbles, add 1 egg, 1/2 cup buttermilk, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1 teaspoon baking soda.
  3. Beat well until no longer lumpy then add another 1/2 cup buttermilk. Beat for about another 2 minutes. Pour into a greased 9x13 pan.
  4. Sprinkle reserved crumbs over the top. Bake at 350F for 30 minutes.

Simple Cinnamon Drizzle Recipe

This easy Cinnamon Coffee Cake will taste extra special and extra cinnamony with a simple sweet glaze drizzle on top.

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1-2 tablespoons milk

Cinnamon Coffee Cake Recipe

Mix ingredients together in a small bowl and drizzle it over the top of the coffee cake before serving. Add a little more milk if you’d prefer a thinner drizzle.

Print this Simple Cinnamon Drizzle Recipe to add to your Recipe Binder below:

Simple Cinnamon Drizzle Recipe

This easy Cinnamon Coffee Cake will taste extra special and extra cinnamony with a simple sweet glaze drizzle on top.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1-2 tablespoons milk

Instructions

  1. Mix ingredients together in a small bowl and drizzle it over the top of the coffee cake before serving. Add a little more milk if you'd prefer a thinner drizzle.

For extra toppings, you could also add nuts, coconut, cinnamon, dates, or drizzled chocolate to your coffee cake. Make it special and make it your own!

–You can also use this easy glaze to add a little extra flavor to your Homemade Toaster Strudels Recipe or Homemade Poptarts.

Here are some more delicious breakfast pasty recipes you might enjoy:

Cream Cheese Danish Recipe From Scratch
Apple Danish Braid Recipe
Old Fashioned Bread Pudding Recipe
Easy Cinnamon Roll Recipe
Amish Cinnamon Rolls or Caramel Rolls Recipe
Simple Scone Mix Recipe

Serve them alongside a nice warm cup of coffee, Cappuccino, or Hot Chocolate to really hit the spot!

 

Do you have any upcoming breakfast that you can make this easy Cinnamon Coffee Cake recipe for?

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This Easy Cinnamon Coffee Cake recipe was originally published on Little House Living in July 2012. It has been updated as of November 2019.

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19 Comments

  1. I want to try this but I’m a little confused about the directions. In the ingredients you list 1/2 cup of buttermilk. Then you say add another 1/2 cup of butter milk. So is it a total of 1 cup of buttermilk?

  2. I teach Seminary to High School student at 6am ND this coffee cake will make an extra special yummy treat! Thanks for sharing ?

  3. Dear Merrisa, thank you fore sharing this simple but excellent recipe with us. Simple thing are always the best. God bless,

  4. These pics are amazing! Wish I could print it out and eat it! 🙂 Making this soon because I know my family will love it! Thanks for sharing!!

  5. Just made the cinnamon coffee cake, it was really easy to make, and it was really yummy!! All three of my kids declared it very good!! Will put it in my recipe drawer.

  6. Just made the cinnamon coffee cake!! Super yummy, and easy to make!! My three kids love it!! Thank you for the recipe, it will go in my recipe drawer!!

  7. My mother was the queen at making coffee cakes when I was growing up. The delicious flavors and I know that this one would offer yumminess as well. I plan to create this on a lazy morning and share it with my own family.

  8. Your Simple Coffee Cake looks great! Thanks so much for sharing your awesome recipe with us at Full Plate Thursday! Hope you are having a wonderful week and hope to see you soon!
    Miz Helen

  9. This is the perfect recipe for me to make for my husband and son. It is exactly what they love to eat for breakfast. They are getting tired of my same old recipes so it will great to have a new one to try. Thanks for sharing it!

  10. I love coffee cake, and I love that this one is made entirely from ingredients I have on hand! Thanks so much for sharing!

  11. This recipe looks amazing and will give it a try. Not only does it look good, it looks simple enough for me to make.