Grammy's Kitchen · Coffee Cake · Cinnamon Coffee Cake
One of 78 coffee cake recipes we measured
158 cooks on www.spendwithpennies.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 78.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 27% | 63% |
| total sugar | 156% | 109% |
| brown sugar share of total sugar | 16% | 42% |
| egg | 24% | 30% |
| leavener | 4% | 2% |
| salt | 1% | 1% |
| liquid | 94% | 69% |
| mix-ins | 14% | 0% |
| flour strength | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 210 g | 1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour |
| 200 g | 1 cup granulated sugar |
| 2 g | 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt |
| 8 g | 2 teaspoons baking powder |
| 57 g | 1/4 cup unsalted butter (cubed) |
| 50 g | 1 large egg (beaten) |
| 183 g | 3/4 cup whole milk |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
| 6 g | 2 teaspoons cinnamon |
| 53 g | 1/4 cup light brown sugar |
| 29 g | 1/4 cup chopped walnuts (optional) |
| 15 g | 1 tablespoon water |
| 75 g | 6 tablespoons powdered sugar |
Method: 7 steps, published by www.spendwithpennies.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Yummm!! Easy, fast & delicious! I added a splash of cinnamon vanilla coffee creamer with the milk and added a dash of each cinnamon and allspice to the dry cake ingredients, it was delightful. The glaze really sets it off. I added a teeny splash of van” — a cook, 5.0★
“This coffee cake was amazingly delicious! So simple and just perfect! I used canned milk and an extra teaspoon of cinnamon! Thank you for this super delicious recipe!” — a cook, 5.0★