Description
A warm coffee cake with tender crumb and crunchy, cinnamon-speckled streusel, perfect for cozy mornings and gatherings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup vegetable or canola oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup milk (whole or 2% recommended)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons (melted) butter
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour (for streusel)
- 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped (optional)
- 1 tablespoon butter (for icing)
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk (for icing)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease an 8- or 9-inch round cake pan or line with parchment.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the egg, oil, vanilla, and granulated sugar until thickened and well combined.
- Stir in the milk.
- In a separate bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the wet and stir just until combined; do not overmix.
- Pour half the batter into the prepared pan and spread it evenly.
- Make the streusel by combining melted butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, and 2 tablespoons flour. Stir in walnuts if using.
- Sprinkle the streusel evenly over the batter in the pan.
- Drop spoonfuls of the remaining batter over the streusel and gently spread to cover.
- Bake for 30–35 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out with a few moist crumbs.
- Cool in the pan for 10–15 minutes, then remove to cool more if adding icing.
- For icing, beat 1 tablespoon butter with powdered sugar and milk until smooth. Drizzle over warm cake.
- Slice and serve warm or at room temperature.
Notes
For a lighter cake, consider substituting applesauce for half the oil. Make sure to avoid overmixing for a tender crumb.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 395
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 56g
- Fiber: 1.5g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 30mg