Breakfast
Cinnamon Swirl Coffee Cake
Makes one 9-inch round cake, 12 servings
Cinnamon Swirl Coffee Cake
Makes one 9-inch round cake, 12 servings
This coffee cake is rich, buttery, and chock-full of cinnamon. It is best made and served the same day.
Nutritional information per serving:Calories 245 (41% from fat)
carb. 31g pro. 5g
fat 11g
sat. fat 5g
chol. 51mg sod. 161mg
calc. 50mg
fiber 1g
carb. 31g pro. 5g
fat 11g
sat. fat 5g
chol. 51mg sod. 161mg
calc. 50mg
fiber 1g
Ingredients
- Filling/Topping:
- ½cup toasted walnuts, chopped
- ¼cup granulated sugar
- 1tablespoon ground cinnamon
- pinch kosher salt
- Cake:
- 1¾cups unbleached, all-purpose flour
- ½teaspoon kosher salt
- ½teaspoon baking powder
- ¼teaspoon baking soda
- 8tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter,
- room temperature and cut into four
- pieces, plus more for pan
- ½cup granulated sugar
- ¼cup packed light brown sugar
- 2large eggs, room temperature
- 1teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1cup plain Greek yogurt, preferably
- full fat
Preparation
- 1. Coat 9-inch round pan with softened
- butter; reserve. Preheat oven to 350°F
- with the rack in the middle position.
- 2. Put the filling/topping ingredients into a
- small mixing bowl. Mix on Speed 1 until
- combined. Reserve.
- 3. Put the flour, salt, baking powder, and
- baking soda into a medium mixing bowl.
- Mix on Speed 2 to thoroughly combine,
- a minimum of 30 seconds; reserve.
- 4. Put the butter and sugars in a large
- mixing bowl. Mix, starting on Speed 2
- and increasing to Speed 4, until light and
- creamy, about 2 minutes. Gradually add
- the eggs, one at a time, using Speed 3,
- and then the vanilla extract and the yogurt.
- Add the dry ingredients in two additions
- and be sure to mix gently, but thoroughly,
- using Speed 2.
- 5. Transfer half of the batter to the prepared
- cake pan. Top with half of the nut filling/
- topping, and then add the remaining batter.
- Smooth to the edges of the pan, and then
- top with the remaining nut mixture.
- 6. Put in the preheated oven and bake until
- browned and set, about 45 minutes
