Cream Cheese Coffee Cake

This Cream Cheese Coffee Cake is moist, tender, and layered with a creamy cheesecake filling and buttery cinnamon streusel topping. Perfect for breakfast, brunch, or dessert with coffee or tea.

⏱ Prep Time

• Prep: 20 minutes

• Bake: 45–50 minutes

• Cool: 30 minutes

• Total: ~1 hour 40 minutes

Servings: 10–12 slices

🍳 Equipment

• 9×9-inch baking pan

• Mixing bowls

• Electric mixer

• Whisk

• Spatula

🥘 Ingredients

🧁 Cake Batter

• 2 cups all-purpose flour

• 1 cup sugar

• ½ cup unsalted butter, softened

• 2 large eggs

• 1 cup sour cream (or yogurt)

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• 1 tsp baking powder

• ½ tsp baking soda

• ¼ tsp salt

🧀 Cream Cheese Filling

• 8 oz (225g) cream cheese, softened

• ¼ cup sugar

• 1 egg

• ½ tsp vanilla extract

🍂 Cinnamon Streusel Topping

• ½ cup brown sugar

• ½ cup all-purpose flour

• 1 tsp cinnamon

• ¼ cup melted butter

• ½ cup chopped nuts (optional)

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Step 1: Preheat

• Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).

• Grease and line the baking pan with parchment paper.

Step 2: Make Streusel

1. Mix brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, and melted butter until crumbly.

2. Stir in nuts if using.

Step 3: Cream Cheese Layer

1. Beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth.

2. Add egg and vanilla; mix well.

Step 4: Make Cake Batter

1. Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.

2. Beat in eggs and vanilla.

3. Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt separately.

4. Alternate adding dry ingredients and sour cream until smooth.

Step 5: Assemble

1. Spread half the batter in the pan.

2. Add cream cheese layer evenly.

3. Spread remaining batter on top.

4. Sprinkle streusel topping generously.

Step 6: Bake

• Bake for 45–50 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.

• Cool before slicing.

🍽 Flavor & Texture

✔ Moist vanilla cake
✔ Creamy cheesecake middle
✔ Crunchy cinnamon crumb topping
✔ Perfect balance of sweet and rich

⭐ Tips & Variations

• Extra cinnamon swirl: Add cinnamon sugar between layers.

• Glaze: Drizzle powdered sugar glaze on top after cooling.

• Blueberry coffee cake: Add fresh blueberries to batter.

• Low sugar: Use monk fruit or erythritol sweetener.

📊 Nutrition Facts (Approx per slice)

• Calories: 420

• Fat: 24g

• Carbs: 45g

• Protein: 7g