Who doesn’t love a good coffee cake? You are going to love this fun twist to a traditional coffee cake recipe. Whether you are making it for brunch or for Sunday breakfast, your family is going ask for more.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Âľ teaspoon salt
- Âľ cup butter
- 1 ⅓ cups white sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 eggs
- â…” cup milk
- ½ cup white sugar
- 6 tablespoons butter
- â…“ cup water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Âľ teaspoon ground cinnamon
Directions
- Preheat oven to 175 degrees C. Grease and lightly flour a 10 inch Bundt pan. Stir together the flour, baking powder, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon and salt; set aside.
- In a large bowl, beat butter, 1 1/3 cups white sugar and 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating for at least 1 minute after each egg. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the milk. Pour batter into prepared pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 40 to 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack. Remove cake from pan while it is still warm, and poke holes around the top of the cake with a fork. Pour the warm cinnamon syrup into the holes and onto the top and sides of the cake.
- To Make Cinnamon Syrup: In a saucepan, combine 1/2 cup white sugar, butter, water, 1 teaspoon vanilla and 3/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon. Heat and stir until butter melts.
