Make Ahead. You can bake the cake ahead of time, sleep in, and pour yourself a warm cup of coffee in the morning. There’s no need to wake up early! Although the name might make you think that coffee cake is made with coffee, it’s actually coffee-free. This Coffee Cake Recipe is beyond easy and can be whipped up in about 20 minutes or less. Then let it bake for about 40 minutes. By then you’ll have a house that smells delicious and a tasty treat to try. Here’s what you’ll need to get started: Buttermilk – This gives your coffee cake a bright, tangy flavor and adds to the moisture. You can substitute regular milk with 1 teaspoon lemon juice if needed. You can also swap my simple powdered sugar glaze with a caramel glaze, maple glaze, cream cheese glaze, or fruit flavored glaze.

To Store: Leftover coffee cake should be stored at room temperature in an airtight container or tightly covered with aluminum foil, and will remain fresh for up to 5 days. Perfect for Holidays. With its warm spices, rich flavor, and sweet glaze, this old fashioned cinnamon coffee cake recipe is the ultimate breakfast or brunch for special occasions. Whether you’re hosting guests for a long Thanksgiving weekend, preparing a festive Christmas spread, or just spoiling your family with a special Sunday treat, this easy cake is a guaranteed hit. A light-colored or gold Bundt pan is always bestto ensure even baking and color. Dark metal pans tend to cause the exterior of the cake to burn before the center is cooked through. For some added sweetness drizzle a little cream cheese frosting glaze or sprinkle on some powdered sugar over the top. If you’re enjoying cake a day (or more) later,reheat the leftoversto give the slices a nice, soft texture. Just loosely cover an individual slice andmicrowave for 10-15 seconds (or until warm).Use a Ziploc bag with the corner cut off to drizzle icing on the cooled coffee cake. You can also use a spoon, if preferred.

Use half as much streusel and skip the topping. Instead, just sprinkle the streusel in the middle layer of the cake. Just as you do with the regular cake mix coffee cake, pour the cake batter in first, add the streusel layer, then repeat with the remaining cake batter and streusel. Caramel glaze, maple glaze, cream cheese glaze, or a fruit flavored glaze would all be delicious alternatives. I realized that I could do the same here at home by combining the cinnamon streusel from my scratch-made recipe with the moist cake mix Bundt recipe from my favorite lemon cake. This delicious treat was born! Why It’s Called “Coffee Cake” This cake is delicious and moist and I can’t get over how simple it is considering. I used a bit more than the usual 200g rule for victoria sponges as I like to have slightly deeper cakes and I find it bakes a bit better also!To Freeze: Let cake cool completely and freeze individual slices wrapped in saran wrap in a freezer safe bag for up to 3 months. Once ready to eat, thaw overnight in the fridge, and re-heat in the microwave as desired. The main difference between coffee cake and regular cake is coffee cakes typically have a streusel topping or crumble on top of them, as opposed to regular cake which is served either plain or with some type of frosting/icing. A delicious and moist two-layer Coffee Layer cake with a light & fluffy Coffee Buttercream Frosting!