This Easy Crumb Cake Recipe is One of Grandma’s Favorite Coffee Cake Recipes

I made this luscious quick and easy crumb cake recipe for breakfast this morning.

It’s one of grandma’s favorite coffee cake recipes – easy, quick and delicious.

I can’t even begin to describe how wonderful this easy cake recipe smelled while it was baking or how delicious it tasted warm from the oven.

I’m usually not so industrious or decadent first thing in the morning, usually beginning the day with something a little healthier.

But every now and then, it’s fun to indulge and I wanted something special since we have house guests.

It’s a favorite easy cake recipe of mine because it’s easy to make, quick to bake, and so satisfying served warm with coffee, fresh berries, and yogurt.

One friend commented that he hadn’t had homemade coffee cake for decades.

Simple homemade coffee cake may be old-fashioned but I think it’s worth bringing back, don’t you?

If you are looking for an easy coffee cake recipe to try, I hope you’ll give this one a go.

And if you have one of your own favorite easy coffee cake recipes you’d like to share with me I’d love to hear from you too.

Quick & Easy Crumb Coffee Cake Recipe

This recipe calls for cinnamon for both the cake and crumb. I opted to use Penzey’s baking spice (a blend of cinnamon, mace, anise, and cardamom) in the cake and cinnamon in the crumb with good results. If you are not familiar with Penzeys spices you owe it to yourself to check them out. I also used half white-wheat flour and half all-purpose, but feel free to use one hundred percent all-purpose if you prefer. I think it would be tasty with half-oat flour too.

Preheat the oven to 375F. Grease a 9-inch square baking pan. Blend the streusel crumb topping ingredients together in a small bowl working the butter into the flour until well incorporated, and set aside:

• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 3 tablespoons butter, cut into small pieces

Combine the following cake batter ingredients in a large bowl with a fork or electric mixer on low speed until the butter is worked well into the flour:

• 1 cup white wheat flour (King Arthur)
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 5 tablespoons butter, cut into small pieces

Beat into the mixture:

• 1 egg

Stir in until just blended:

• 3/4 cup milk

Spread half the batter into the prepared pan and spread half the streusel crumb topping over it. Cover with the remaining batter and then the rest of the topping. Bake for about 30 to 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack for 15-20 minutes before serving.

This Quick & Easy Crumb Coffee Cake Recipe makes at least 9 servings and is adapted from How to Cook Everything: The Basics, by Mark Bittman

Coffee Cake Variations:

Nutty Coffee Cake – Add 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans to the streusel crumb topping.

Blueberry Coffee Cake- Fold 2 cups blueberries into the cake batter.

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