Easy Coffee Cake Recipe Using Cake Mix! {the BEST!}
Skip the bakery this weekend, and make your own easy coffee cake recipe using cake mix at home!
Prep Time20 minutesmins
Cook Time28 minutesmins
Total Time48 minutesmins
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Servings: 12
Author: The Frugal Girls
Ingredients
For the Cake Batter:
13.25ouncesVanilla Cake Mix
2tablespoonsBrown Sugar
2teaspoonsGround Cinnamon
12OuncesSparkling Water or Club Soda
1/4cupPecans{chopped}
For the Crumble Topping:
1CupWheat Flour
2tablespoonsBrown Sugar
2tablespoonsSoftened Butter
1pinchSalt
2tablespoonsOats
For the Frosting Drizzle:
2CupsPowdered Sugar
8OuncesCream Cheese
1teaspoonVanilla Extract
2tablespoonsSoftened 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!