Easy Cinnamon Roll Coffee Cake

If you are a cake fan (aren’t we all!), and you also enjoy the flavor of cinnamon rolls, this easy easy cinnamon roll coffee cake from scratch is sure to appeal to your imagination and palate. It’s a type of “coffee cake”, so named because it goes beautifully with a cup of coffee, not because it has any coffee in it.

I love an old fashioned easy cinnamon roll coffee cake recipe, whether I’m serving my family a treat on the weekend or if I want a mid-week snack! It’s perfect to pair with rum raisin ice cream or even your very own vanilla ice cream!

This cake batter features all the usual suspects – flour, sugar, butter, eggs, baking powder, and milk, along with some vanilla. If you’re looking for an easy cinnamon roll coffee cake recipe, keep reading!

The topping is made up of butter, sugar, flour, and cinnamon. And then you have the glaze, which is a combination of milk, vanilla and powdered sugar. The topping is layered over the cake batter and then swirled around, not only to combine the flavors but also because it looks so pretty like this.

Finally, the glaze goes on top and melts into the wonderful cinnamon roll cake, for a warm, gooey and irresistible treat.

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Why You’ll Love the Recipe:

• This cinnamon roll cake is moist and delicious. A slice is perfect for brunch or as dessert, and you don’t have to know anything much about baking to make this recipe a roaring success. This homemade easy cinnamon roll coffee cake dessert can be made on its own for a morning treat or for a snack any time of the day.
• This recipe includes a decadent frosting. If you’re searching for an easy cinnamon roll coffee cake with frosting recipe, this is the one!
• You can find most ingredients in this recipe right at home. Baking easy cinnamon roll coffee cake at home is a breeze, even if you’re a newbie in the kitchen.
• You don’t need to scour the internet any longer for moist easy cinnamon roll coffee cake ideas. This one “takes the cake”, so to speak!

How to Serve It:

Enjoy a slice of this with a cup of coffee (it is a “coffee cake” after all!) or serve it as part of a breakfast or brunch spread.

Can You Make It Ahead?

Since it needs to cool down for the glaze to set, you are going to need to prepare it ahead anyway.

Ingredients:

For the cake:

• All-purpose flour
• Granulated sugar
• Butter unsalted and melted
• Large eggs
• Vanilla extract
• Baking powder
• Milk

For the topping:

• Butter unsalted and melted
• Brown sugar
• Flour
• Cinnamon

For the glaze:

• Powdered sugar
• Milk
• Vanilla extract

Ingredient Notes & Substitutions

Add-ins: You might like to add some chopped pecans or walnuts to the topping for some crunch, or perhaps sprinkle over some chocolate chips instead. Add-ins such as raisins or dried cranberries are great in the batter, and you can even add some cream cheese frosting in between the layers of cinnamon rolls.

Granulated, brown, and powdered sugar: To make this a low-carb dessert, you can swap the traditional granulated, brown, and powdered sugar using alternatives. Common alternative sugars include stevia and monk fruit. Swerve also makes different blends and provides zero-calorie sugars for those who are watching their sugar intake.

All-purpose flour: All-purpose flour is a classic ingredient in cinnamon roll coffee cakes. If you’re gluten-intolerant, however, opt for a mixture of almond and coconut flavor so the mixture is not too dense. Coconut flour is a bit lighter, and can be split with the almond flour for a similar airy texture as traditional AP, or all-purpose, flour.

Vanilla extract: You can swap traditional vanilla extract with imitation vanilla extract. This helps keep this recipe budget-friendly.

How to Make It

Step 1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. As your oven is preheating, gather the remaining ingredients to save time.

Step 2. In a mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients for the cake.

Then, add it in a smooth layer to a well-greased 9×13 baking dish.

Step 3. Mix the ingredients for the topping together and pour on top of the cake layer.

Then, swirl it into the top of the cake layer with a butter knife.

Step 4. Bake for 35-40 minutes until cooked through.

Step 5. Mix together the ingredients for the glaze and drizzle over the warm cake.

Let the glaze set before serving.

Coffee cake recipes are always worth knowing about and this cinnamon roll-inspired cake is incredible. It’s sweet, moist and tasty and offers all the flavors you love from cinnamon rolls in cake form. What’s not to love! You can also add additional mix-ins, such as raisins and nuts to suit your tastes!

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Tips for Success

Prepare add-ins and mix-ins ahead of time. If you’re planning to add nuts to the cake batter or to the topping, chop them in advance or while your oven is preheating to save time.

Storage & Reheating

This cinnamon roll coffee cake will keep for 3 or even 4, days if you keep it in an airtight container at room temperature. You can also store this coffee cake in your refrigerator for up to 4 days. Just do so in a proper airtight container.

If it goes a little stale, you can always serve it with a little ice cream, custard or whipped cream to disguise the fact! There is no need to reheat this coffee cake. However, if you do want to warm it again, you can do so in an oven at 300 degrees for 10-15 minutes! You can also warm pieces of this coffee cake for 1-2 minutes in the microwave, so the frosting begins to melt again.

Serving Suggestions

I highly recommend serving this coffee cake on its own. It’s just that delicious and plenty sweet and filling. However, if you want to pair this cinnamon roll coffee cake with something even sweeter, try your hand at homemade ice cream. We have plenty of ice cream recipes here on Sweet Pea’s Kitchen, such as fried ice cream and sea salt caramel truffle ice cream! You can pair this coffee cake with a variety of ice creams and flavors, depending on what you have a craving for while you’re in the kitchen!

Notes

This is the perfect coffee cake to serve with actual coffee or with a homemade ice cream! Try different add-ins and mix-ins to make this coffee cake one-of-a-kind! It’s sure to be a winner in your household, I promise!

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