Cinnamon Streusel Espresso Cake – Barefeet within the Kitchen

Cinnamon espresso cake loaded with layers of buttery cinnamon brown sugar streusel is one thing that I can’t resist at any time when it’s in the home. Thankfully, it’s irresistible to everybody I do know, so it disappears quick any time I make it.

Cinnamon Streusel Espresso Cake

Whether or not it’s early within the morning with a cup of espresso, mid-afternoon, or late at evening, this cinnamon espresso cake is a favourite. Heavy on the cinnamon streusel, this cake is actually half streusel.

The bitter cream offers a scrumptious richness and tender, moist crumb with out making the cake overly candy. It truly is the right deal with with a mid-morning cup of espresso or afternoon tea. My youngsters devour it as an after-school snack.

Easy desserts like this one are a few of my favourite treats to share. Whether or not I’m taking an entire meal to somebody, or sharing a dessert simply to deliver a pal a smile, cinnamon espresso cake with ample layers of cinnamon streusel is ideal for any motive.

I first shared this recipe in The Weeknight Dinner Cookbook and it’s been on my frequent repeat checklist ever since. (For these of you counting, that’s a strong 7 years within the favorites rotation!)

I’m completely satisfied to let you know that espresso cake freezes fairly effectively. Wrap particular person slices tightly and retailer them in an hermetic container or zip-close luggage. Frozen cake will be thawed at room temperature or reheated from frozen within the microwave.

Bitter Cream Cinnamon Espresso Cake

There are a couple of steps to this espresso cake to create that buttery brown sugar cinnamon layer.

First, mix the components for the cinnamon streusel layer in a medium dimension bowl and stir with a fork till clumps kind. Put aside.

In a big mixing bowl, beat the butter and the sugar collectively till gentle and fluffy, about 3-4 minutes. Stir within the eggs and vanilla extract. Add the flour, baking powder, and cinnamon and stir to mix. Combine within the bitter cream.

After mixing up the cake batter and the cinnamon brown sugar streusel in separate bowls, it’s time to assemble the layers.

Grease a ten″ sq. pan with butter or line the pan with parchment paper.

My default is nearly all the time parchment paper. To begin with, it makes cleansing up a breeze. Reducing the items is tremendous easy when you may simply elevate the complete espresso cake out of the pan and slice it into good neat squares utilizing an extended knife.

In case you are going with parchment and lifting the complete cake out of the pan – let it cool fully first! In any other case, catastrophe will seemingly strike and you’ll have a pile of heat cake in your counter.

Pour half of the batter into the ready pan. Use a spatula to unfold it in a skinny layer throughout the underside of the pan.

Scatter half the cinnamon streusel crumbs over the batter after which spoon the remaining batter over the streusel layer. Use a flat spatula or the again of a spoon to frivolously unfold the batter over the streusel layer.

Sprinkle all the remaining streusel topping over the batter within the pan. It’ll look like so much and be moderately thick. Don’t stress it, we aren’t searching for any form of perfection right here. Simply pile the remainder of the streusel on prime.

Bake for 40-42 minutes, till frivolously browned and a toothpick comes out with moist crumbs. Let cool fully earlier than slicing. 

Cinnamon Espresso Cake

You’ll want the next components to make this recipe:

Cinnamon Streusel Layer Components

• all-purpose flour
• brown sugar
• floor cinnamon
• floor nutmeg
• butter

Cake Components

• butter
• sugar
• eggs
• vanilla extract
• all-purpose flour
• baking powder
• floor cinnamon
• bitter cream

Bitter Cream Espresso Cake

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