I have tried many different recipes and have not yet found the right one.

Do you have a good recipe?

thanks lora

thanks

Lora

Cinnabon Streusel Coffee Cake

Streusel:
1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
3/4 cup finely chopped walnuts
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. ground cardamom
1/2 cup butter, melted

Cake:
2 cups cake flour
1 cup sugar
2 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup butter, room temperature
2 eggs
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 cup milk

To make streusel topping:
combine crumbs, nuts, cinnamon, brown sugar, cardamom, and melted butter. Set aside.

Cake:
combine dry ingredients, add butter, eggs, vanilla, and milk and beat two minutes.

Pour half the batter into a greased and floured 9" round, or square pan. Layer half the streusel, then add the remaining batter and repeat the streusel layer.
Bake in a 350 degree oven for 50 minutes.
The cake can be served warm or cold.

Its best with real butter! Enjoy!

Jan

Cinnamon Streusel Coffee Cake

1 pkg. Duncan Hines Delux II yellow cake mix
1 pkg. (4 serving size) vanilla instant pudding
2tbs. oil
1 1/3 cups water
2 eggs

Streusel:
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 tsp. cinnamon
2tbs. oleo, melted.

Preheat oven to 375

In large bowl, mix cake mix, pudding mix, water, oil, and eggs. Beat 2 minutes at med. speed. Spread 3/4 of the batter evenly in a tube pan that has been sprayed with cooking spray. Combine streusel ingredients, sprinkle 2/3 cup over the batter. Spread remaining batter over streusel and top with the remaining streusel mixture. Bake 40 to 50 minutes at 375 or until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool in pan 25 minutes, remove from pan. Glaze top.

Glaze:
Blend 3/4 cup powdered sugar with 1 tbs. (or more) of milk. Drizzle over cake. Sometimes I sprinkle ground nuts on top of the glaze.

Starbucks Classic Coffee Cake
You may find slight variations of the cake at different Starbucks locations. Sometimes there is a ribbon of cinnamon running through the middle of the cake, and sometimes the cake is dusted with a bit of powdered sugar. You'll also find some versions with a few chopped pecans in the topping; and that's the version here.
Topping
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup light brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup chopped pecans
Cake
1 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup milk

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
2. Make topping by combining 1 cup flour with brown sugar, a stick of softened butter and 1 teaspoon cinnamon in a medium bowl. Mixture should have the consistency of moist sand. Add 1/2 cup chopped pecans.
3. In a large bowl, cream together 1 cup butter, 3/4 cup light brown sugar and 1/2 cup granulated sugar with an electric mixer until smooth and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla and mix well.
4. In a separate bowl combine flour, baking powder and salt. Add this dry mixture to the moist ingredients a little bit at a time. Add milk and mix well.
5. Spoon the batter into a 9 x 13-inch baking pan that has been buttered and dusted with a light coating of flour.
6. Sprinkle the crumb topping over the batter. Be sure the topping completely covers the batter.
7. Bake cake for 50 minutes, or until the edges just begin to turn light brown. Cool and slice into 8 pieces.

Loralee