Cinnamon Swirl Coffee Cake
When you're craving cinnamon rolls but don't want to go through the work of making them, whip up this cinnamon swirl coffee cake instead. Cinnamon sugar swirled through moist vanilla cake is topped by a simple glaze that perfectly captures that cinnamon roll essence... but in coffee cake form. As an added bonus, this recipe includes a major shortcut that will save you time- starting with a boxed cake mix.
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Servings: 12
Equipment (Shop on Amazon)
Ingredients
Vanilla Cake
- 1 Betty Crocker white cake mix (14.25 oz)
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup sour cream
- ¾ cup avocado or other neutral vegetable oil
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract (shop my favorite on Amazon)
Cinnamon Sugar Swirl
- ⅓ cup brown sugar (light or dark- whichever you prefer)
- 1½ tsp ground cinnamon
Glaze
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- approx. 2 tbsp water (or milk)
Instructions
Cinnamon Swirl Coffee Cake
- Preheat your oven to 325°F.
- Using a hand mixer, combine all the vanilla cake ingredients in a medium mixing bowl until well combined.1 Betty Crocker white cake mix, 4 eggs, 1 cup sour cream, ¾ cup avocado or other neutral vegetable oil, 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- Pour approximately ⅔ of the cake batter into a sprayed 9 x 13 pan. Set the remaining ⅓ aside.
- Mix the brown sugar and cinnamon in a separate bowl.⅓ cup brown sugar, 1½ tsp ground cinnamon
- Sprinkle the cinnamon sugar over the cake batter in an even layer. Then pour the remaining ⅓ of the cake batter over the cinnamon sugar layer.
- Lightly swirl the cinnamon sugar into the cake batter using a knife or kitchen skewer.
- Bake the cake for 32-35 minutes at 325°F, or until the top of the cake is golden and a toothpick comes out clean when inserted into the cake.
- Remove the cake from the oven and place the pan on a wire cooling rack. While the cake is cooling, prep your simple glaze.
Simple Glaze
- In a small bowl, mix all the glaze ingredients until the mixture reaches a smooth consistency with no lumps.1 cup powdered sugar, 1 tbsp maple syrup, approx. 2 tbsp water (or milk)
- Once the cake has cooled for about 15 minutes—it should still be warm but not hot from the oven—pour the simple glaze over the top. Then enjoy!
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