Skip the bakery this weekend, and make your own easy coffee cake recipe using cake mix at home!
Following is a delicious Easy Coffee Cake Recipe and
guest post by Carly ~ enjoy!!
I love my coffee. I love sitting there, with a cup of Jo in hand, nibbling on some good old toast. But, unfortunately, I had a mishap recently. I burned my toast. It seemed like a sign. This day, I told myself, I was meant to burn my toast!
This day, breakfast was meant for something more…
Drama aside, I’ve always wanted to take a shot at a healthier version of coffee cake. This homemade version, using sparkling water instead of eggs/oil/butter, is pretty much perfect.
There’s no coffee in the recipe – but the brown sugar and cinnamon compliment a good old cup of Jo quite well.
And I must say… this was the first time I warmed up the sweet cream cheese frosting… and the result is a sweet, coffee-cake drizzle that is to-die-for.
Coffee Cake Recipe Using Cake Mix
Related: 20 Delicious Coffee Recipes to serve with your coffee cake!
Cake Mix Coffee Cake Ingredients:
It takes just a few simple ingredients to make the BEST Coffee Cake!
Ingredients for the Cake Batter:
- Vanilla Cake Mix
- Brown Sugar
- Cinnamon
- Sparkling Water
- Pecans
Ingredients for the Crumble Topping:
- Wheat Flour
- Brown Sugar
- Butter
- Salt
- Oats
Ingredients For the Frosting Drizzle:
- Powdered Sugar
- Cream Cheese
- Vanilla Extract
- Butter
Easy Coffee Cake Recipe Using Cake Mix! {the BEST!}
Ingredients
- For the Cake Batter:
- 13.25 ounces Vanilla Cake Mix
- 2 tablespoons Brown Sugar
- 2 teaspoons Ground Cinnamon
- 12 Ounces Sparkling Water or Club Soda
- 1/4 cup Pecans {chopped}
- For the Crumble Topping:
- 1 Cup Wheat Flour
- 2 tablespoons Brown Sugar
- 2 tablespoons Softened Butter
- 1 pinch Salt
- 2 tablespoons Oats
- For the Frosting Drizzle:
- 2 Cups Powdered Sugar
- 8 Ounces Cream Cheese
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 2 tablespoons Softened Butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- [For Cake Batter] Combine Cake Mix and Sparkling water and mix well. Spoon about 1/2 of this mixture into two greased cake pans in random places. {A smooth layer is not necessary - just spoon that baby in!}
- Add Cinnamon, Brown Sugar, and chopped Pecans to the remaining batter. Stir well.
- Then spoon the remaining batter to fill in the cake pans. You should end up with a spotted-looking batter pattern.
- Using a knife, slowly glide it through the batter back and forth, from left to right, somewhat mixing the two cake batters.
- [For Crumble Top] In a separate bowl, combine Wheat Flour, Brown Sugar, Oats, and Salt. Mix well.
- Add softened butter and knead with your hands until the butter has broken apart and you have a crumbly mixture. Add nuts if desired.
- Sprinkle all of the crumbly mixture on top of both dishes of breakfast cake.
- Bake in oven for 28-34 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- [For Frosting] In a clean bowl, prepare frosting by combining Powdered Sugar, Cream Cheese, Vanilla Extract, and Softened Butter. Beat on low for 30 seconds, then high for 2-4 minutes, or until it begins to peak.
- Microwave frosting for 20-30 seconds. Stir. Then serve on top of breakfast cake with a cup of Jo on the side!
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