Cinnamon-Laced Coffee Cake

Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Servings: 18
Yield: 18 servings

Description

Cinnamon coffee cake with 2 layers of buttery streusel is easy to prepare is always a hit at breakfast, brunch, or potlucks.

Ingredients

cooking spray
1/4 cup cinnamon sugar
1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
3/4 cup chopped walnuts
1/4 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
3 cups all-purpose flour
3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
1 1/2 cups white sugar
2/3 cup butter, melted
1 cup milk
1/4 cup sour cream
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions

1 Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Sprinkle cinnamon sugar into the bottom of prepared baking dish.
2 Combine brown sugar, walnuts, softened butter, flour, and cinnamon for streusel mixture in a bowl; mix with a fork until crumbly.
3 Mix flour, baking powder, and salt for batter together in a separate bowl. Beat eggs in a third bowl using an electric mixer until frothy; add white sugar and melted butter and beat until creamy. Add milk, sour cream, and vanilla extract and beat until smooth. Stir flour mixture into milk-butter mixture until batter is well blended.
4 Spread 1/2 of the batter into the prepared baking dish; top with 1/2 of the streusel mix. Spread remaining batter over streusel layer and top with remaining streusel.
5 Place dish on the center rack in the preheated oven; bake until a fork inserted in the center comes out clean, 15 to 20 minutes.