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a square of cinnamon coffee cake with a crumbly streusel top and a cinnamon swirl center in a wide horizontal shot, on a small plate beside a mug of coffee on a wooden table, soft morning light, shallow depth of field, landscape orientation

Snickerdoodle Coffee Cake

Tender vanilla cake with a swirl of cinnamon sugar and topped with a crumbly coffee cake streusel.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings: 9 servings
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 0.5 tsp salt
  • 0.5 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup milk
  • 0.5 cup brown sugar for swirl
  • 2 tbsp ground cinnamon for swirl
  • 0.5 cup all-purpose flour for streusel
  • 0.25 cup butter cold, for streusel

Method
 

  1. Heat the oven to 350F and grease an 8x8 pan.
  2. Whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt together.
  3. Cream the butter and sugar, then beat in the eggs and vanilla.
  4. Alternate adding the dry mix and milk, then spread half the batter in the pan.
  5. Mix the brown sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle half over the batter, then top with remaining batter and the rest of the swirl.
  6. Rub the streusel flour, butter, and a pinch of cinnamon into crumbs, scatter on top, and bake 30 to 35 minutes.

Notes

Swirl the batter gently with a knife for marbled layers.