Butter Crumb Coffee Cake

This Butter Crumb Coffee Cake is soft, fluffy, and tender with a generous crumb layer that is to die for.

I’ve seen a lot of doctored up cake mix coffee cakes recently and while it certainly is easy and convenient, there is just something so much better about a completely homemade cake. This cake is every bit as easy to make as one based on cake mix but so much more delicious.

That crumb layer especially is dangerously good. While the recipe doesn’t call for it, I often like to include finely chopped walnuts to the crumb mixture. That added bit of crunch is just so satisfying and reminds me of my mothers favourite coffee cake recipe.

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Butter Crumb Coffee Cake

INGREDIENTS
Cake:
2 1/2 cup Flour
1 cup Sugar
1/2 tsp Baking Powder
1/2 tsp Baking Soda
1/2 tsp Salt
3/4 cup softened Butter (cut in 1 tbsp pieces)
3 Eggs
1 tsp Vanilla
2/3 cup Buttermilk (or 2/3 cup Milk + 1 tsp White Vinegar)

Filling:
1 1/4 cup Brown Sugar
1 tbsp Cinnamon

Crumb Topping:
1 cup cold Butter (cut in 1 tbsp pieces)
2 1/4 cup Flour
1 1/2 tbsp Cinnamon
1 3/4 cup Brown Sugar
2 tsp Vanilla
1/4 cup Powdered Sugar

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350.
Grease 9×13″ baking dish or spray with nonstick spray.
Whisk together flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt in mixer bowl.
Gradually add in butter while mixing. Mixture will be crumbly.
Add in eggs, vanilla and buttermilk while beating until the mixture is combined (scrape down the bowl periodically).
Set batter aside.
Mix together filling ingredients.
Pour 1/2 the batter into the prepared pan and spread to level.
Sprinkle filling on top of the batter.
Pour remaining batter on top.
Use a butter knife to swirl Through batter.
In a large bowl, whisk together flour, cinnamon, brown sugar, and vanilla.
Cut butter into bowl using pastry cutter or forks until crumbly.
Sprinkle topping evenly over top.
Bake for 45-50 minutes or until the cake sets up.
Allow to cool and dust top with powdered sugar.

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Butter Crumb Coffee Cake

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Ingredients

• Cake:
• 2 1/2 cup Flour
• 1 cup Sugar
• 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
• 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 3/4 cup softened Butter, cut in 1 tbsp pieces
• 3 Eggs
• 1 tsp Vanilla
• 2/3 cup Buttermilk, or 2/3 cup Milk + 1 tsp White Vinegar
• Filling:
• 1 1/4 cup Brown Sugar
• 1 tbsp Cinnamon
• Crumb Topping:
• 1 cup cold Butter, cut in 1 tbsp pieces
• 2 1/4 cup Flour
• 1 1/2 tbsp Cinnamon
• 1 3/4 cup Brown Sugar
• 2 tsp Vanilla
• 1/4 cup Powdered Sugar

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Grease 9x13" baking dish or spray with nonstick spray.
3. Whisk together flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt in mixer bowl.
4. Gradually add in butter while mixing. Mixture will be crumbly.
5. Add in eggs, vanilla and buttermilk while beating until the mixture is combined (scrape down the bowl periodically).
6. Set batter aside.
7. Mix together filling ingredients.
8. Pour 1/2 the batter into the prepared pan and spread to level.
9. Sprinkle filling on top of the batter.
10. Pour remaining batter on top.
11. Use a butter knife to swirl Through batter.
12. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, cinnamon, brown sugar, and vanilla.
13. Cut butter into bowl using pastry cutter or forks until crumbly.
14. Sprinkle topping evenly over top.
15. Bake for 45-50 minutes or until the cake sets up.
16. Allow to cool and dust top with powdered sugar.

Nutrition Information:

Serving Size:

1 grams
Amount Per Serving: Unsaturated Fat: 0g

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Liz Lampman

Liz Lampman is a coffee-fuelled Mom of 2 girls and lives in Hamilton, Ontario. She enjoys cooking and baking, food photography, and reading.