Grammy's Kitchen · Coffee Cake · Classic Coffee Cake
One of 78 coffee cake recipes we measured
from alexandracooks.com
5 cooks on alexandracooks.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 | 81% | 63% |
| total sugar | 159% | 109% |
| brown sugar share of total sugar | 48% | 42% |
| egg | 24% | 30% |
| leavener | 4% | 2% |
| salt | 1% | 1% |
| liquid | 58% | 69% |
| mix-ins | 39% | 0% |
| flour strength | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 85 g | 3/4 stick butter, softened |
| 175 g | 7/8 cup sugar (3/4 cup + 2 T.) |
| 180 g | 1 1/2 cups flour |
| 8 g | 2 teaspoons baking powder |
| 3 g | 1/2 teaspoon salt |
| 50 g | 1 egg |
| 122 g | 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons buttermilk |
| 85 g | 3/4 stick butter, softened |
| 30 g | 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons flour |
| 160 g | 3/4 cup lightly packed brown sugar |
| 8 g | 1 scant tablespoon cinnamon |
| 82 g | 3/4 cup almonds or pecans, chopped (optional — see notes above) |
Method: 3 steps, published by alexandracooks.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“This recipe is a staple in my house. I double the recipe and prefer to layer the cake and the topping. I portion it and freeze it so we always have some in case of company or a sweet Sunday Brunch snack for our family. Love this recipe and have used buttermilk” — a cook, 5.0★
“I feel bad I am just now commenting, I have made this 4 or 5 times and it has become my go to coffee cake. It is super simple, I almost always have all the ingredients on hand and absolutely delicious! I like to serve it with a quiche & fruit for the ultim” — a cook, 5.0★