What is everything about coffee cake?

Coffee cake, or kaffekuchen, is a single layer cake with a sweet, cinnamon-infused flavor and streusel top made from flour, butter, and sugar . Streusel can also be layered inside of the cake like a filling. Fruit variations are prevalent, with blueberry being the most common.

How to make swirling icing?

Form the frosting into a log by rolling up the plastic wrap and twisting the ends. Cut off one end of the plastic wrap. Fit a piping bag with a tip (I use a Wilton 1M piping tip which is a star tip). Place the frosting log in the bag, and then pipe the swirl frosting onto your cupcakes or cake.

What can I add to a box cake to make it taste homemade?

Enhance With Extracts Pure vanilla extract and pure almond extract are great options, but you could also try lemon extract or orange extract paired with fresh citrus zest. Although more expensive, vanilla bean paste or fresh vanilla beans will provide even richer flavor to a boxed mix.

How to make a box cake mix better?

Using your Mad Hungry Spurtle Set, sift and stir your eggs, fats, and liquids, to achieve that velvety batter we all know and love. Replace Water with Milk or Buttermilk. Substitute Oil for Butter. Use More Eggs. Add Vanilla Extract. Make It a Chocolate Lovers' Cake. ... Decorate Your Cake Like A Pro. More items...

What happens if you make a box cake with milk instead of water?

Most box cake recipes will tell you to add water to the mix. Instead, try adding milk using the same proportions. This will make the cake richer and creamier because it ups the fat content . You can even use buttermilk here for a pleasant tang.

What makes coffee cake taste like coffee cake?

No, coffee cake does not taste like coffee . There is no coffee or caffeine in this cake despite its name. This streusel cake tastes like a lightly sweetened cake and oftentimes has spices like cinnamon and nutmeg.

Why did my coffee cake fall?

Overbeating, Overmixing, or Undermixing Your Cake Batter Too much air and your cake will collapse because it simply can't hold onto all that air. Overbeating can add too much additional air and/or large air bubbles which the cake can't support, causing it to collapse in the oven.

What is the real name for coffee cake?

It wasn't until 1763 before coffee cake was first mentioned, though technically even then by another name, the German “ gugelhupf ”.

What does swirl mean in baking?

To stir a food in a circular pattern for the purpose of creating a design, generally with a minimal amount of stirring .

Should you rotate cakes?

In the test kitchen, we often recommend rotating cakes, pastries, and breads in the oven halfway through baking to promote even browning . (This is especially important because most ovens do not heat evenly.) But we don't generally recommended rotating delicate, airy cakes for fear that they will collapse.

Cinnamon-Swirl Coffee Cake Recipe - The Domestic Diva (2024)

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Hand's down, the best coffee cake you'll ever eat. You won't believe how easy it is to make. Turn a simple boxed cake mix into a cinnamon swirl coffee cake that tastes like its from your favorite coffeeshop.

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Don’t let the name fool you. Coffee cake doesn’t have any coffee in it. This coffee cake recipe gets its name because it is recommended to serve alongside your favorite cup of joe.

Not a coffee fan, not a problem. Coffee cake is one of those desserts that everyone in the family enjoys.

Bursting with cinnamon flavor, each time I make this coffee cake recipe it is devoured in just a few days time. My family loves it.

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This recipe is best made in a bundt pan. I prefer to use either a traditional metal bundt pan. However, a silicone bundt pan often makes it easier to remove the cake from the pan after baking. With silicone bundt pans you can push the cake out because of the flexible structure of the “pan”.

Give this Cake as a Gift

This mini-bundt pan would make the perfect sized little bundt cinnamon swirl coffee cakes to give away as a surprise gift to someone. If you choose to use a mini-bundt pan, please keep in mind that you will need to adjust the cooking time of the mini coffeecakes. They will more than likely cook faster in a mini pan than a regular sized bundt pan.

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Do you eat coffee cake with coffee?

Get the entire coffeehouse experience without even leaving your house. Learn how to make two coffeehouse classics, Caramel Macchiato and Iced Coffee, in your own kitchen.

These recipes tastes so much better than a trip to your local coffeeshop, you might prefer to stay-in instead. Your wallet will thank you, if you do.

Cinnamon-Swirl Coffee Cake Recipe

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Hand’s down, the best coffee cake you’ll ever eat. You won’t believe how easy it is to make. Turn a simple boxed cake mix into a cinnamon swirl coffee cake that tastes like its from your favorite coffeeshop.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 35 minutes mins

Total Time 50 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 12 people

Ingredients

1 yellow boxed cake mix + ingredients according to package (usually water, oil, and eggs)
1 stick cold, unsalted butter
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup sugar
1 tbsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350F.
Grease bundt pan and set aside. I use coconut oil to grease my pan but you could use any nonstick cooking spray that you prefer.
Mix yellow cake mix according to package instructions and set aside.
In a bowl, mix together all of the remaining ingredients except the cold butter.
Cut the cold butter and mix into the dry ingredients. I found it easiest to use my hands to squish the butter and dry ingredients together until they formed a crumbly texture. (See Notes)
Pour half of the cake batter into your greased bundt pan.
Sprinkle half of the crumb topping mixture onto the cake mix.
Pour the remaining cake batter on top of the crumb topping.
(Optional) Swirl the batter slightly by making small circles in the batter with a butter knife, just once around the pan. This step is not necessary but will swirl the crumb topping in the middle of your cake, ever so slightly.
Evenly distribute the remaining crumb topping to the top of the cake.
Bake in preheated 350F oven for 30-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
Remove from oven, and allow to cool completely in the pan.
Once cooled completely, remove from the pan, slice and enjoy.

Notes

If you don’t want to use your hands to cut the butter into the dry ingredients, a pastry cutter is the perfect tool for this job.

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Keyword Cake, Coffee, Coffeecake

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Cinnamon-Swirl Coffee Cake Recipe

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