
Cinnamon-Crisp Coffee Cake
Cinnamon filling beneath a generous crumb topping.
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Amount |
|---|---|
| Filling | |
| Granulated sugar | 66 g |
| Vietnamese cinnamon | 2 tsp |
| Unsweetened cocoa | 12 g |
| Crumbs | |
| All-Purpose Flour | 120 g |
| Granulated sugar | 75 g |
| Confectioners' sugarSifted. | 14 g |
| Vietnamese cinnamon | 2 tsp |
| Table salt | 0.25 tsp |
| Unsalted butterAt room temperature. | 85 g |
| Vanilla Extract | 1 tsp |
| Cake | |
| All-Purpose Flour | 240 g |
| Granulated sugar | 149 g |
| Baking powder | 1 tsp |
| Table salt | 0.75 tsp |
| Baking soda | 0.25 tsp |
| Unsalted butterAt room temperature. | 113 g |
| Vanilla Extract | 2 tsp |
| EggsLarge. | 2 each |
| Buttermilk | 227 g |
| Glaze | |
| Confectioners' sugarSifted. | 85 g |
| Ground cinnamon | 1 pinch |
| WaterRange: 2–3. | 2 tsp |
Method
- 1
Prepare a 20cm square pan and heat the oven to 175°C/350°F. Mix the cinnamon-cocoa filling; separately work the crumb topping ingredients together.
- 2
Blend dry cake ingredients with butter, then beat in eggs and vanilla. Incorporate buttermilk.
- 3
Layer half the batter, the filling, remaining batter and crumbs in the pan.
- 4
Bake 45–50 minutes, until the centre is cooked. Cool 20 minutes before lifting out; add the mixed glaze after cooling further.