Easy Cinnamon Coffee Crumb Cake
This Easy Cinnamon Coffee Crumb Cake is the perfect brunch cake made with Pioneer Baking Mix, sour cream, cinnamon streusel, chopped pecans, and a simple vanilla glaze. This soft, buttery coffee cake has a cinnamon crumb layer in the middle and a thick bakery-style crumb topping. It’s perfect for Easter brunch, holidays, weekend breakfast, or anytime you need an easy cake made mostly from pantry ingredients.
Pioneer Baking Mix is the staple of this recipe, and when I tell you it elevates this recipe to the next level I mean it.
A cookie scooper makes this recipe so much easier you can find it on amazon!
Melissa Jo Baking Tip (Layering Coffee Cake)
Whenever you are layering a cake with streusel in the middle, spreading the top layer of batter can be tricky because it wants to mix into the streusel and make a mess.
The easiest way to do this is to use a small cookie scoop and drop little scoops of batter evenly across the surface of the streusel layer. Then use a small rubber spatula to gently spread the batter. This keeps the layers separate and makes assembling the cake much easier and much less messy.
I use this trick anytime I make layered coffee cakes, crumb cakes, or anything with a streusel middle layer.
🤔 Common Questions
Yes. This coffee cake is great made the night before. Store covered at room temperature and glaze before serving.
Yes. Let the cake cool completely, wrap tightly, and freeze for up to 2 months.
The sour cream keeps the cake moist and the thick streusel crumb topping gives it that classic bakery texture.
Yes. The pecans are optional, but they add great texture and flavor.
Easy Cinnamon Coffee Crumb Cake
Equipment
Ingredients
Coffee Cake Batter
- 3 cups Pioneer Baking Mix
- 1 cup whole milk
- ½ cup sour cream
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
Cinnamon Streusel
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1½ teaspoons cinnamon
- ½ cup melted butter
- 1½ cups Pioneer Baking Mix
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- Extra roughly chopped pecans for topping
Vanilla Glaze
- 1½ cups powdered sugar
- 2 –3 tablespoons heavy cream or milk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375°F and grease a 9×13 baking dish.
Make the streusel:
- In a bowl combine brown sugar, granulated sugar, and cinnamon.
- Stir in melted butter.
- Add Pioneer Baking Mix and mix with a fork until crumbly.
- Stir in 1 cup chopped pecans.
Make the batter:
- In a large bowl whisk together Pioneer Baking Mix, milk, sour cream, sugar, vanilla, and eggs.
- Mix until just combined. Do not overmix.
Assemble the coffee cake:
- Spread half of the batter into the baking dish.
- Sprinkle about ⅓ of the streusel mixture over the batter.
- Use a cookie scoop to drop small scoops of the remaining batter evenly over the streusel layer, then gently spread with a spatula.
Top with remaining streusel.
- Roughly crush or chop the remaining pecans and sprinkle over the top.
- Bake for 30–35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Make the glaze:
- Whisk powdered sugar, cream, and vanilla until smooth.
- Drizzle over the warm coffee cake.
A Little Easter Morning Story
There is just something about Easter morning that calls for a cozy coffee cake. Everyone is waking up, looking through Easter baskets, hunting for eggs, and you need something warm and sweet sitting on the counter that people can slice into all morning long.
This is exactly that kind of recipe. It smells like cinnamon and butter while it bakes, and when you cut into it and see that cinnamon crumb layer in the middle, it’s one of those recipes everyone immediately goes back for a second slice.
👝 How to Store Leftovers
Store in an airtight container for 3-5 days.
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