Description
A simple and delicious coffee cake made with yellow cake mix, topped with cinnamon streusel and a sweet glaze.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- 1 cup sour cream
- 4 large eggs
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- ½ cup chopped pecans (optional)
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons milk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish or two 8x8-inch pans.
- In a large bowl, combine cake mix, sour cream, eggs, and vegetable oil. Mix until smooth and well combined.
- In a small bowl, mix together the brown sugar, cinnamon, and chopped pecans (if using) to make the streusel.
- Pour half of the cake batter into the prepared pan and spread evenly.
- Sprinkle half of the cinnamon streusel over the batter.
- Pour the remaining batter over the streusel layer and top with the remaining streusel.
- Bake for 35–40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- While the cake cools slightly, whisk together the powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract to make the glaze.
- Drizzle glaze over the warm cake before serving.
Notes
- Store leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.
- For a nut-free version, omit the pecans.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 360
- Sugar: 32g
- Sodium: 280mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 50g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 70mg
Keywords: cake mix coffee cake, easy coffee cake, cinnamon streusel cake