Aunt Anne’s Coffee Cake

Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Servings: 15
Yield: 15 servings

Description

This coffee cake is moist, full of flavor, and covered with a buttery cinnamon streusel topping, making this a perfect easy breakfast or brunch treat.

Ingredients

2/3 cup white sugar
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 cup cold butter
2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup white sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup cold butter
1 egg
3/4 cup milk, or as needed
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13-inch pan.
2 Make streusel topping: Combine sugar, flour, and cinnamon in a medium bowl. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Set aside.
3 Make cake: Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Whisk together egg and milk in a separate bowl; stir in vanilla.
4 Pour egg mixture into crumb mixture; mix until just moistened.
5 Spread into the prepared pan and sprinkle with streusel topping.
6 Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes.
7 Allow to cool before slicing.