Cinnamon Coffee Cake

Sweet cinnamon bread with powdered sugar topping. You may also add raisins to this recipe if you wish.

Original recipe makes 1 – 9×5 inch cake

Ingredients

1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup butter, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1 egg
1 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup confectioners’ sugar

  • PREP

    10 mins

  • COOK

    30 mins

  • READY IN

    40 mins

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease and flour a 9×5 inch baking pan.
  2. In a large bowl, combine brown sugar, white sugar and flour. Stir in melted butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add vanilla extract. Mix in baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and ginger. Reserve 1/4 cup this mixture to be used as topping.
  3. In a separate bowl, beat together egg and buttermilk; stir slowly into flour mixture. Pour batter into prepared pan. Sprinkle batter with reserved topping.
  4. Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 30 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of the cake comes out clean. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 324 kcal
Carbohydrates: 50.4 g
Cholesterol: 49 mg
Fat: 12.3 g
Fiber: 0.8 g
Protein: 3.8 g
Sodium: 248 mg