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Cinnamon Coffee Cake is a delicious dessert. The cinnamon and nutmeg is the perfect way to start the fall season.
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Cinnamon Coffee Cake with Buttermilk

Cinnamon Coffee Cake with Buttermilk is the perfect dessert to start off the fall season. This is an easy coffee cake recipe from scratch with a brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg topping. 
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time50 minutes
Course: Desserts
Cuisine: American
Servings: 20 pieces
Author: Julie Pollitt

Ingredients

Cake

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • 2/3 cup butter softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 tsp. vanilla

Streusel topping

  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350-degrees.
  • Grease a 8" x 10" baking dish.

Cake

  • Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon to a medium-sized bowl. Mix and set aside.
  • In a large bowl, add the softened butter. Cream the butter.
  • Add the sugar and brown sugar and cream together for about one minute.
  • Add the eggs one at a time and mix together.
  • Alternate adding the flour mixture and buttermilk until well blended.
  • Add the vanilla and mix again.
  • Pour into a greased baking dish.

Streusel

  • Add the brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg to a small bowl and mix together.
  • Shake the streusel over the cake mixture and spread evenly.
  • Bake for 30 minutes or until cake tester comes out clean.