Cake Mix Coffee Cake

This Cake Mix Coffee Cake is a simple cinnamon coffee cake made with minimal effort. It is low risk, fool proof, and perfect for beginners and busy bakers alike.

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 1

Total Time 1 15

Servings servings

Calories 591kcal

Author Deborah Harroun

Ingredients

1 box yellow cake mix
1 3/4 cup light brown sugar
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup unsalted butter cold, cut into cubes
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon cinnamon
3 eggs
1 1/2 cups sour cream

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Line a 9-inch baking pan with parchment or spray with nonstick cooking spray.
In a bowl, combine 1/2 cup of the cake mix, the brown sugar, flour, butter, vanilla, and cinnamon. Using a pastry cutter, cut the ingredients together until it is crumbly.
1 box yellow cake mix, 1 3/4 cup light brown sugar, 1 cup all-purpose flour, 1/2 cup unsalted butter, 1 tablespoon vanilla extract, 1 tablespoon cinnamon
In another bowl, mix the remaining cake mix with the 3 eggs and the sour cream.
3 eggs, 1 1/2 cups sour cream
Pour half of the cake batter into the prepared pan. Sprinkle half of the crumb mixture evenly over the top.
Add spoonfuls of the remaining batter to the top of the crumb mixture. You want to be able to gently spread it out, so try to drop the batter evenly. Spread as well as possible, without disturbing the crumb layer.
Sprinkle the remaining crumb over the top.
Bake in the preheated oven until a tester inserted in the middle comes out clean, about 45 minutes to 1 hour.
Let cool until warm before slicing and serving.

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Notes

You will want to make sure your baking dish has high sides so that it will all fit without overflowing. I use this pan, which is 9x9x2.

We cut this into 9 pretty generous portions. Feel free to cut the slices smaller, especially if you are serving this with other items as well.

Nutrition information provided as an estimate only. Various brands and products can change the counts. Any nutritional information should be used as a general guide.

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