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Cinnamon Coffee Cake

September 4, 2014 by lauren.kelly 22 Comments

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This is by far my favorite type of cake, especially with a big cup of tea.  I love adding the extra cinnamon crumble to the middle of the cake too!

Cinnamon Coffee Cake from The Greek Yogurt Cookbook ~ Lauren Kelly Nutrition #greekyogurtNo joke, I would take cinnamon coffee cake over any dessert.  When I was a little girl and my family would get doughnuts (for a special occasion), no one could believe that I don’t like doughnuts.  

Actually I despise even the smell of them.  I know, I know, it’s not the norm.  

But when my parents would bring home doughnuts from church on Sundays, I would always ask for crumb cake instead. And the thicker the crumb topping, the better.

And I have grown to like homemade doughnuts, as long as they don’t taste or smell like regular donuts.  I told you I have weird, picky food issues.

It’s funny, one of my kids doesn’t love doughnuts and really doesn’t like the smell either. It is so funny how that happens, right?

Back to this heavenly cake.  This is one of my FAVORITE recipes that I created from The Greek Yogurt Cookbook.  

My kids loved it too and one of them even requested it for his birthday.  Smart kid with exceptional taste.

So just so you know, this cake definitely has sugar in it.  And butter.  

So please don’t send me emails telling me that this isn’t healthy, I do realize that.  I don’t deprive myself  at all and like to enjoy treats and desserts every now and then guilt free.

Go ahead, use you grass-fed, organic butter if you’d like …but this cakes needs butter.  The consistency would not be the same.  

Oh and those crumbs need butter.  Holy cow, those crumbs are to die for!

Again, the thicker that crumb layer is the better.

Cinnamon Coffee Cake from The Greek Yogurt Cookbook ~ Lauren Kelly Nutrition
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Cinnamon Coffee Cake

Servings 12 servings
Calories 335 kcal

Ingredients

  • 3 โ„4 cup melted salted butter
  • 1 cup turbinado sugar
  • 2 whole eggs
  • 1 cup nonfat vanilla Greek yogurt
  • 1 cup whole-wheat pastry flour
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 3 โ„4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 11 โ„2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350ยฐF. Grease and flour a 10" Bundt pan.
  2. With a mixer, beat the melted butter and turbinado sugar in a large bowl for about 2โ€“3 minutes until fluffy. With the mixer, beat the eggs and Greek yogurt into the sugar mixture until smooth.
  3. In a separate medium bowl, mix the flours, baking powder, and baking soda until thoroughly combined. Stir the mixture into the Greek yogurt combination until a batter is formed.
  4. In a small bowl, mix the brown sugar and cinnamon together.
  5. Pour half of the batter into the prepared Bundt pan. Sprinkle half of the cinnamon sugar mixture on top of the batter. Pour the remaining batter on top. Sprinkle the remainder of the cinnamon mixture on top of the batter.
  6. Bake for 35โ€“40 minutes, or until a toothpick placed in the center comes out clean.

Recipe Notes

This light cake can be served for breakfast or brunch with coffee or tea, or with a big glass of milk for dessert!

My mother used to make a smilier cake when I was a little girl and she always put extra crumb mixture in the middle of it, so I knew I had to do that too.  Why let the top of the cake have all of those delicious crumbs?

Honestly, the more crumbs the better.

I think we should aways put crumb layers in the middle of cakes. Let’s start doing that now!

Cinnamon Coffee Cake from The Greek Yogurt Cookbook ~ Lauren Kelly NutritionAnd yes, I may or ma not have picked off most of the crumbs on half of the cake immediately after these pictures were taken.  But at least I didn’t eat the whole cake, right?

Everything in moderation.

At least I didn’t eat the whole cake.

You guys, check out those crumbs! It’s worth the extra splurge, trust me.

Cinnamon Coffee Cake from The Greek Yogurt Cookbook ~ Lauren Kelly Nutrition

Now you know what my favorite dessert is, what is yours? And please share some recipes, too. I am always happy to get new dessert recipes.

If you made this Cinnamon Coffee Cake or any of my recipes from The Greek Yogurt Cookbook or any from my blog, please come back and let me know. You guys know that I love to hear from you!

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Filed Under: Desserts, Kids, Recipes, snacks, Vegetarian Tagged With: cinnamon, coffee cake, dessert, Greek yogurt, The Greek Yogurt Cookbook, treat

Comments

  1. Amy @Very Culinary says

    September 4, 2014 at 1:48 pm

    Cinnamon anything! WANT.

    Reply
  2. claire @ the realistic nutritionist says

    September 4, 2014 at 3:10 pm

    You really can’t beat a classic like this.

    Reply
  3. Colleen (Souffle Bombay) says

    September 4, 2014 at 4:14 pm

    This cake needs to join my morning tea and me! I am selective about donuts myself…I only want a really GOOD one!

    Reply
  4. Paula - bell'alimento says

    September 4, 2014 at 6:13 pm

    I have a serious weakness for coffee cake.

    Reply
  5. foodwanderings says

    September 4, 2014 at 10:47 pm

    Ooh a slice of this cinnamon coffee cake will go splendidly with my afternoon cup of tea & nice twist with the Greek yogurt.

    Reply
  6. Amy says

    September 5, 2014 at 3:11 am

    What is turbinado sugar

    Reply
    • lauren.kelly says

      September 5, 2014 at 11:03 am

      Hi Amy! Turbinado is a less refined form of sugar but any sugar you’d like would work well in this cake! Thanks for stopping by!

      Reply
  7. Andrea says

    September 5, 2014 at 5:16 am

    This looks wonderful. I am so with you on the crumb. Wondered if the pastry flour is a must, or can I use all all-purpose flour.

    Reply
    • lauren.kelly says

      September 5, 2014 at 11:02 am

      Hi Andrea! The pastry flour is not a must, you can definitely use all purpose. I hope you enjoy!

      Reply
  8. Kim (Feed Me, Seymour) says

    September 5, 2014 at 11:30 am

    I haven’t had a coffee cake in years but it was always my favorite! I love that you’ve lightened it. I definitely need to make this!

    Reply
    • lauren.kelly says

      September 7, 2014 at 10:59 am

      I hope you like it Kim! ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  9. Martha @ A Family Feast says

    September 5, 2014 at 12:47 pm

    Cinnamon coffee cake is one of my favorites too!

    Reply
    • lauren.kelly says

      September 7, 2014 at 10:59 am

      Great taste Martha ๐Ÿ˜‰

      Reply
  10. Rebecca {foodie with family} says

    September 5, 2014 at 8:12 pm

    Coffee cake is definitely the way to my heart. I can’t even HANDLE how good this looks.

    Reply
    • lauren.kelly says

      September 7, 2014 at 10:59 am

      Mine too Rebecca!! ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  11. Betsy S. says

    September 7, 2014 at 1:35 am

    Just wondered if the whole wheat flour is a must or if you could use all purpose for all of it? This cake looks amazing!! ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
    • lauren.kelly says

      September 7, 2014 at 10:58 am

      Hi Betsy! You can definitely use all purpose flour in this cake. I hope you like it! ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  12. Meseidy says

    September 8, 2014 at 4:17 am

    I love cinnamon coffee cake! Especially all the crumbly bits!

    Reply
    • lauren.kelly says

      September 8, 2014 at 11:19 am

      Thanks Meseidy! ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  13. Susan says

    September 8, 2014 at 6:22 pm

    I cannot resist a good coffee cake. The smell, the topping, it’s always perfectly tender. Oh man, now I want a piece.

    Reply
  14. Jerri says

    February 17, 2015 at 1:24 am

    5 stars
    Mmmmmm! I just made this and could only wait 15 minutes or so for it to cool before absolutely needing to cut a piece. Heaven!

    Reply
    • lauren.kelly says

      February 17, 2015 at 1:51 am

      It’s smells amazing too Jerri! ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply

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