Snickerdoodle Coffee Cake is a cinnamon sugar cake just like Grandma made. So simple, anyone can make it. No special tools.
Snickerdoodle Coffee Cake
This Snickerdoodle Coffee Cake is a quick and easy breakfast cake topped with a little cinnamon sugar. This recipe is from one of my favorite essential cookbooks, James Beard's American Cookery. If you don't have an excellent American cookbook, you need one. You can find most answers in it and it's a pure pleasure to page through.
This cake really hits the spot anytime, but I usually make it for a Saturday or Sunday breakfast. It takes only a few minutes to mix up and 25 minutes to bake.
If I take it to a party or family gathering, I will double the recipe and put it in a 9" x 13" pan. If you don't double the recipe, then use an 8" x 8" cake pan. Also, it's pretty sweet. You can easily reduce the sugar by half and it will still be very tasty. But don't scrimp on the topping. It's the best part.
WHAT YOU NEED
You need mixing bowls, a wire whisk or an electric mixer, measuring cups and spoons, and a cake pan. But what you want is some wonderful canisters, lovely dishes to serve your cake on and a terrific coffee maker or espresso machine. Buy better tools than you think you can afford and you'll never be sorry.
Snickerdoodle Coffee Cake Recipe
Author: Recipe Idea Shop
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 egg
- ¼ cup melted butter
- ½ cup milk
- Additional sugar and cinnamon for topping
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400F degrees.
- Mix the sugar, flour, salt and baking powder.
- Add the egg and mix to combine, making sure the egg is thoroughly blended.
- Melt the butter.
- Add the milk to the butter to cool it off, and then dump both in the cake.
- Mix until smooth.
- Pour the batter into a greased 8" x 8" cake pan (or 9" x 13" if doubling).
- Sprinkle the top of the batter with cinnamon and sugar.
- Bake for about 25 minutes until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Serve warm or cold.
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Kathy acquired the blog, Recipe Idea Shop in 2024. She was raised on a farm in Arkansas where having a big garden and good food to eat was the norm. She shares recipes for homemade comfort food and new trending dishes.
Kathy began her blogging journey in 2011 when she founded PetticoatJunktion.com, a home décor blog focused on repurposing and upcycling furniture, and thrift store finds.
