Cinnamon Cream Cheese Coffee Cake

slice of cream cheese coffee cake on a white plate.

4.67 from 6 votes

Cinnamon Cream Cheese Coffee Cake

Cinnamon cream cheese coffee cake has a moist, slightly dense crumb, thanks to the cream cheese in the batter, a ribbon of melt-in-your-mouth, buttery cinnamon sugar through the middle, and a crunchy crumble on top!

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 45

Total Time 1

Servings servings

Author Melissa Williams

Ingredients

For the Cake

2 cups (240 g) all purpose flour
¾ cup (149 g) granulated white sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ cup (55 g) salted butter cubed & softened to room temp
8 ounces (226 g) cream cheese cubed & softened to room temp
2 large eggs
1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
½ cup milk + 1 Tablespoons

For the Crumb Filling/Topping

1 cup (120 g) all purpose flour
¾ cup (149 g) granulated white sugar
1 Tablespoon (6 g) cinnamon
¾ teaspoon (5 g) salt
½ cup (110 g) salted butter melted

Optional Topping

1 Tablespoon powdered sugar optional, for dusting

Instructions

To make the cake

Preheat the oven to 350°F and line an 8x8 baking dish with parchment paper. Set aside.
To a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
2 cups all purpose flour, ¾ cup granulated white sugar, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1 teaspoon baking soda, ¼ teaspoon salt
To the dry ingredients, add in the room temperature butter and cream cheese. Use a hand mixer on medium to combine until the mixture is sandy, approximately 1-2 minutes.
¼ cup salted butter, 8 ounces cream cheese
Add in the eggs and vanilla and continue to mix until all dry ingredients have been incorporated. The mixture will be thick.
2 large eggs, 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
With the mixer running on low, drizzle in the milk and mix until fully combined, approximately 1 minute.
½ cup milk + 1 Tablespoons

To make the crumb filling/topping

To a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, cinnamon, and salt.
1 cup all purpose flour, ¾ cup granulated white sugar, 1 Tablespoon cinnamon, ¾ teaspoon salt
Pour in the melted butter and use a fork to loosely combine. Once it starts to come together, I switch to my hands, mixing until a sandy crumb forms.
½ cup salted butter

To assemble

Pour half of the cake batter into the prepared pan.
Top the batter with half of the prepared crumb mixture, spreading to evenly coat.
Pour the remaining cake batter on top, gently smoothly to cover.
Sprinkle the remaining crumb mixture over the top.
Bake for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out mostly clean - a few moist crumbs are ok, but it shouldn't be liquid.
Let cool for approximately 30 minutes before sprinkling with powdered sugar and then slicing into 12 pieces.
1 Tablespoon powdered sugar

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Notes

Store leftovers covered at room temperature for up to a week.
I use 2% milk but any should work.
This cake typically yields about 12 servings, but you can slice it into anywhere from 9 to 20 pieces depending on portion size.
For a simple vanilla glaze, mix 1/2 cup powdered sugar with 1 tablespoon milk and 1/4 teaspoon vanilla until smooth, then drizzle on top.

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