Love cinnamon? You then’ve acquired to do that cinnamon swirl espresso cake! This will seem like a whole lot of steps but it surely comes collectively in a short time.
This espresso cake has cinnamon within the streusel topping in addition to a cinnamon swirl. It lasts all week lengthy, making it the proper deal with to bake on Sunday for breakfast or an after college snack.
Be happy to bake this in a sq. pan and lower it in squares or bake it in a spherical cake pan to chop into wedges. It actually simply relies upon what temper I’m in!
Cinnamon Swirl Espresso Cake
For the topping:
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp salt
1/4 cup (4 Tbsp) chilly butter
For the cinnamon swirl:
1/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
For the cake:
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup (4 Tbsp) butter
1 massive egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup milk
For the glaze:
1 cup powdered sugar
1 Tbsp milk
- Preheat the oven to 375°F. Evenly grease an 8″ sq. or 8″ spherical cake pan.
- First, make the topping. Whisk collectively the sugar, flour, cinnamon, and salt in a small bowl. Use a pastry blender or fork to chop in chilly butter till the combination is crumbly.
- Whisk collectively the sugar and cinnamon and put aside.
- In a big mixing bowl, beat collectively the sugar, butter, egg, and vanilla.
- Whisk collectively the flour, baking powder, and salt collectively in a small bowl.
- Alternately add the milk and the flour combination to the sugar/butter combination, ending with flour. Don’t over combine.
- Pour about 2/3 of the batter into the ready pan. Cowl with cinnamon sugar, then drop the remaining batter onto the cinnamon-sugar. Sprinkle the streusel topping on high.
- Bake the cake for 25 to 35 minutes, or till a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clear. Don’t overbake.
- Take away the cake from the oven, and let cool utterly on a rack.
- Take away the cake from the pan, then whisk collectively powdered sugar and milk till clean. Drizzle over the coffeecake and revel in!
Glad baking,
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