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Bakery-Style Cinnamon Roll Coffee Cake with Cream Cheese Swirl

Ultra-moist sour cream vanilla cake rippled with caramelized brown sugar cinnamon ribbons, golden crumb streusel, and velvety cream cheese glaze.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings: 9 slices
Course: Breakfast, Brunch, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 380

Ingredients
  

Vanilla Sour Cream Cake Batter
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter (1 stick), softened to room temperature
  • 3/4 cup granulated white sugar
  • 2 large farm eggs (room temperature)
  • 1 cup full-fat cultured sour cream (or whole Greek yogurt)
  • 2 tsp pure vanilla bean extract
  • 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
  • 1.5 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp fine sea salt
Brown Sugar Cinnamon Swirl & Streusel
  • 3/4 cup dark brown sugar, packed
  • 1.5 tbsp ground Ceylon cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour (for streusel)
  • 4 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
Cream Cheese Vanilla Glaze
  • 3 oz brick cream cheese, softened to room temperature
  • 1 cup powdered confectioners sugar, sifted
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 2 tbsp whole milk (warm)

Method
 

Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9x9-inch ceramic or metal baking pan and line with parchment paper with overhang for easy removal.
  2. In a small bowl, mix dark brown sugar, cinnamon, flour, and melted butter with a fork until crumbly streusel forms. Reserve half for the swirl and half for the topping.
  3. In a large bowl or stand mixer, beat softened butter and granulated sugar for 3 minutes until pale and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, then mix in sour cream and vanilla until smooth.
  4. Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together, then fold into wet ingredients with a rubber spatula just until combined (do not overmix).
  5. Spread half the thick cake batter into the prepared pan. Scatter half the cinnamon mixture across the surface. Dollop remaining batter on top, sprinkle remaining cinnamon streusel, and use a knife to swirl in figure-eight patterns.
  6. Bake for 38 to 42 minutes until golden-brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean with a few moist crumbs. Cool in pan for 15 minutes.
  7. Whisk softened cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla, and warm milk until smooth and pourable. Drizzle lavishly over the warm cake. Slice and serve warm!

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 380kcalCarbohydrates: 52gProtein: 5gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 75mgSodium: 180mgPotassium: 110mgFiber: 2gSugar: 32gVitamin A: 520IUVitamin C: 0.5mgCalcium: 85mgIron: 1.6mg

Notes

Do not over-swirl the batter. 4 to 5 gentle figure-eight strokes with a butter knife ensure distinct, gooey pockets of brown sugar cinnamon ribbons throughout every slice.

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