Yield: 16 servings

Cream Cheese Coffee Cake with Cinnamon Streusel

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour

Thick Cinnamon Coffee Cake has a layer of Cream Cheese and topped with a crunchy Cinnamon Streusel. This coffee cake NEEDS to be made for family and friends. I dare you!

Ingredients

For the Cake:

  • 2 ½ cup all purpose flour
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ¾ cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 3 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • ⅔ cup buttermilk

For the Filling:

  • 2 packages (8 ounce each) cream cheese, softened
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg

For the Streusel:

  • 1 cup light brown sugar
  • ⅓ cup granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon ¼ tsp kosher salt
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, melted
  • 3 cups all purpose flour

Instructions

  1. For the cake, grease and flour a 13x9 baking dish and set aside. In a mixing bowl, beat flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt on low until combined. Beat in softened butter until mixture is crumbly. Add in eggs, vanilla and buttermilk and beat until fully combined and fluffy! Pour half the batter into baking dish, spreading evenly.
  2. In a separate mixing bowl, beat cream cheese with sugar and egg until light and fluffy, about 3-5 minutes. Pour over batter. Top with remaining half of cake batter.
  3. For the topping, mix sugars with cinnamon and salt. Add in butter and combine fully. Add flour and mix with hands until fully combined.
  4. Pour crumb topping over batter, sprinkling with hands until evenly distributed.
  5. Bake cake in a 325 degree oven for about 45 minutes, until fully cooked. Cool completely and serve.

Notes

**recipe inspired by Cook's Illustrated May 2007**

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

16

Serving Size:

1

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 505Total Fat: 23gSaturated Fat: 14gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 104mgSodium: 161mgCarbohydrates: 68gFiber: 1gSugar: 35gProtein: 7g

*Nutrition facts are an estimate and not guaranteed to be accurate. Please see a registered dietitian for special diet advice.

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