Whether it be covered with a thin layer of streusel (making it a coffee cake) or with a thick layer of streusel (making it a crumb cake), these treats are the bridge between meals, the chameleon of the dessert world, and a hot cup of coffee’s best companion. Coffee cake and crumb cake can be a breakfast treat as well as an afternoon pick-me-up. If you reach into anyone’s recipe box, you’re bound to find a recipe for it, yet these ten recipes below are here to change the classic coffee and crumb cake game.
Cranberry Bliss Coffee Cake
The universally known Seattle-founded coffee company Starbucks is equally famous for its baked treats, and this recipe for Cranberry Bliss Coffee Cake has all of the elements of its store-bought version. A batter is laced with cranberries and then coated with a layer of streusel before being baked in the oven until golden. A coating of cream cheese frosting is followed by a drizzle of white chocolate and additional cranberries, making this the perfect coffee cake for any decadent occasion. Get the recipe by clicking over here.
Betty Crocker’s Prize Coffee Cake
Betty Crocker’s Prize Coffee Cake will certainly win awards among its tasters. A vintage cake batter is mixed with fresh blueberries and topped with a streusel. Out of the oven, the aromas draw you in with cinnamony buttery notes alongside bright bursts of berries. It’s a timeless recipe that can suit a variety of needs! Want to make the recipe? Then click the link here!
Cowboy Coffee Cake
Cowboy Coffee Cake is as rough and tough as it gets (not really) but it’s a dessert that throws one interesting but easy-to-make curveball, utilizing the expired ingredient — milk. Yes, sour milk is the key to this tender melt-in-your-mouth coffee cake. Added to the batter, it adds an extra level of moisture and tenderness. It also balances out the sugar in the streusel and batter. Find the recipe with the step-by-step instructions over here.
Eggnog Crumb Cake
When the holidays ring in, and eggnog is packed onto the shelves, try your hand at this recipe for Eggnog Crumb Cake. Eggnog replaces the milk in the cake batter, adding that special touch of the holiday season. Nutmeg in both the batter and crumble topping takes the elements of a spiced glass of eggnog and makes it into a satisfying dessert form. Get the recipe over here.
Cream Cheese Coffee Cake
You can have cake for breakfast with this recipe for Cream Cheese Coffee Cake. Rich and luscious cream cheese is swirled into the vanilla-scented cake batter and baked with a coating of cinnamon streusel, giving you the same flavor components of a classic New York cheesecake but in a perfectly acceptable breakfast food form! Want to make the recipe? Then click the link here!
Lemon Crumble Breakfast Cake
Lemon Crumble Breakfast Cake is a dessert disguised as a breakfast food in the best possible way. A simple single-layer cake batter is packed full of lemony flavors alongside an equally lemony crumble topping. It’s sweet, buttery, and citrusy, giving you a bite of sunshine with each and every bite. Get the recipe by clicking the link.
New York Crumb Cake
New York Crumb Cake is the gold standard of crumb cake. A sturdy but tender cake base is the foundation for lots (and I mean lots) of crumble, so much so that it equals the amount of cake below. Curious about the recipe? Then click the link!
Banana Bread Crumb Cake
Banana bread gets an upgrade with this recipe for Banana Bread Crumb Cake. This cake batter is more tender than your average batch of banana bread. The crumble on top adds the perfect contrast in texture to make you cut into the crumb cake for another (and another) slice. Find all of the details for this recipe over here.
Pumpkin Spice Crumb Cake
Pumpkin spice has gotten into all walks of food life, but it works the best in something like this recipe for Pumpkin Spice Crumb Cake. A pumpkin-based cake is laced with ample fall spice and then topped with an equally pumpkin-spiced crumble. Coated with a classic glaze, this crumb cake will surpass your favorite café’s version by a long shot. Get the recipe’s information over here.
Copycat Starbucks Coffee Cake
Copycat Starbucks Coffee Cake will make you a home baker, that’s how good it is. A shortcut cake batter is topped with cinnamon sugar and baked to perfection. The cake is moist and tender while the crumb topping is dense and satisfying, no one will know that it started with a cake mix! Get the recipe here.