Buttermilk Coffee Cake Recipe

Buttermilk coffee cake is a fluffy, smooth, buttery vanilla cake with cinnamon streusel. Cinnamon streusel and vanilla icing top this buttermilk coffee cake. 

Cinnamon Streusel Topping – ¾ cup (90 g) all purpose flour – ¼ cup (50 g) light brown sugar – ¼ cup (50 g) granulated sugar – 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon – 6 tablespoons (87 g) unsalted butter, cold and cubed Buttermilk Coffee Cake – 2 cups (240 g) all purpose flour – 2 teaspoons baking powder – ¼ teaspoon baking soda – ½ teaspoon salt – ½ cup (113 g) unsalted butter, room temperature – 1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar – 2 large eggs, room temperature – 1 teaspoon vanilla extract – 1 cup (237 ml) buttermilk, room temperature Vanilla Glaze – 1 - 1½ cups (120 - 180 g) powdered sugar – 2 - 3 tablespoons (30 - 45 ml) milk or heavy cream – 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste

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Heat oven to 350 F (177 C). A 9 x 9 inch (23 cm) cake pan should be lightly greased and lined with parchment paper. 

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Combine flour, brown sugar, granulated sugar, and ground cinnamon in a large basin for the streusel topping. Chill butter cubes like sand. Some crumbs are larger, but most are finer.

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All-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt should be thoroughly mixed in a medium-sized bowl.

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Beat butter and sugar till frothy in a large bowl. Two to three minutes at medium speed. Smoothly mix eggs and vanilla extract on low. 

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Incorporate ⅓ of dry ingredients into the wet mixture, followed by ½ of buttermilk. Continue until ingredients are just mixed.

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In the pan, evenly distribute half the coffee cake batter. Top the first cake layer with ⅓ to ½ of the streusel. Repeat with another coffee cake layer and remaining cinnamon streusel. 

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At 35–45 minutes, a toothpick inserted into the coffee cake should come out clean or with moist crumbs. Allow pan to cool 15-20 minutes. 

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Mix powdered sugar, vanilla essence, and milk or heavy cream to make the vanilla glaze. Pour glaze over crumb cake coffee cake, slice, and enjoy!

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