Easy Cinnamon Coffee Cake

Sometimes a little baking inspiration comes from an unexpected place—even the side of a flour bag! This cinnamon coffee cake recipe comes from the Amazon Grocery All Purpose Flour package and uses simple pantry ingredients to create a sweet treat for breakfast, brunch, or an afternoon coffee break.

With cinnamon and brown sugar tucked between layers of cake and sprinkled over the top, it’s a cozy recipe to keep on hand.

Baking time: About 30 minutes

Oven temperature: 350°F

Pan size: 8 × 8 inches

Ingredients

For the cake

• 1¾ cups all-purpose flour

• 1½ teaspoons baking powder

• ¾ teaspoon salt

• ¾ cup granulated sugar

• ½ cup salted butter, softened

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

• 2 large eggs

• 1 cup whole milk

For the cinnamon-sugar layers

• ½ cup packed light brown sugar

• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

  
  

Instructions

1. Prepare the oven and pan. Preheat your oven to 350°F. Grease an 8 × 8-inch baking dish or coat it with nonstick cooking spray.

2. Mix the dry ingredients. Whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt together in a medium bowl. In a separate small bowl, combine the brown sugar and cinnamon. Set both bowls aside.

3. Cream the butter and sugar. Using a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, beat the softened butter and granulated sugar on medium speed for about 4 minutes, until light and fluffy.

4. Add the vanilla and eggs. Reduce the mixer speed to low. Mix in the vanilla, then add the eggs one at a time. Scrape down the bowl between additions and mix until creamy.

5. Finish the batter. With the mixer on low, add half of the flour mixture, followed by half of the milk. Repeat with the remaining flour mixture and milk, scraping the bowl as needed. Mix just until smooth.

6. Build the layers. Spread half of the batter in the prepared dish. Sprinkle half of the cinnamon–brown sugar mixture over it. Gently spread the remaining batter on top, then finish with the rest of the cinnamon-sugar mixture.

7. Bake and cool. Bake for about 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Allow the cake to cool before slicing and serving.

   
   

Beginner Tip

Softened butter should give slightly when pressed but still hold its shape. Butter that’s melted or very cold won’t cream the same way with the sugar.

Serving Suggestion

Enjoy a slice with your morning coffee or afternoon tea. Despite its name, coffee cake doesn’t contain coffee—it’s simply a cake to enjoy with it!

Recipe credit: This recipe originally appeared on the Amazon Grocery All Purpose Flour bag. Ingredient quantities are retained from the package; directions have been rewritten for clarity by Vine and Dandy Living.