Struesel Coffee Cake (Bisquick)

This classic Struesel Coffee Cake (Bisquick) recipe, also known as Bisquick Coffee Cake or Bisquick crumb cake, has been loved for decades. Made with Bisquick mix, sugar, and milk, it comes together quickly and bakes into a moist cake topped with a buttery cinnamon streusel topping. It’s perfect with a cup of morning coffee or as a cozy afternoon snack.

I first made this in middle school when the recipe was printed on the back of the box of Bisquick. Now I bring it out for easy entertaining or when I need a nostalgic treat. 

 

Hello Friends! How is your week going? I have been doing a little baking each week and the other day I made this old favorite. 

Why This Bisquick Cinnamon Coffee Cake

This cinnamon streusel coffee cake starts with a box of Bisquick and simple ingredients. It bakes into a moist cake with a sweet streusel topping and tender crumb – perfect with your morning coffee or as a quick afternoon snack.

It’s a delicious recipe that comes together fast in a large bowl and bakes beautifully in a prepared pan. Easily store leftover coffee cake in an airtight container for enjoying later.

This semi-homemade breakfast cake is perfect for enjoying on a Saturday morning. Everyone in your house is going to love this moist Bisquick coffee cake!

List of main ingredients.

Bisquick Mix – I highly recommend Bisquick baking mix for this recipe, but jiffy or generic brand baking mix will work just fine.

Brown Sugar –I prefer light brown sugar, but dark brown works fine too. 

White Sugar 

Cinnamon Topping – This topping makes it so good! You can find the recipe for the topping below.

Equipment & Kitchen Tools

• bowl
• pastry blender
• 8 or 9 inch pan

Variations for This Cinnamon Streusel Coffee Cake:

Make an apple coffee cake by adding sliced apples or apple pie filling to the bottom of the cake pan or mixed into the tender cake mixture.

Add chopped pecans or walnuts to the cake batter or streusel topping.

Drizzle the top of the cake with a simple glaze made from powdered sugar and water.

Use a pastry blender in a small bowl to mix cold butter into the streusel ingredients until coarse crumbs form.

Bake in a prepared pan until golden brown, then cool and cover with plastic wrap.

Store leftover coffee cake in an airtight container for an easy afternoon snack or with a cup of coffee.

For more great breakfast cake recipes ideas, check out:

• Lemon Blueberry Cake – A light lemon cake that celebrates the flavors of spring and summer. 
• Easy Banana Bread – Made with bananas, brown sugar and pecans, this bread is amazing!
• Classic Zucchini Bread – This buttery bread is made with fresh zucchini – a great way to enjoy zucchini from your garden or the farmers market. 
• Whipped Coffee – A wonderful iced coffee to go with the coffee cake or any cake.
• Homemade Bisquick – Save money and make your own baking mix!
• Blueberry Coffee Cake – A wonderful cake with a streusel topping.

How to  make Streusel Coffee Cake

The full recipe is below, but it is basically four steps:

1. Heat oven.
2. In a large bowl, mix coffee cake ingredients (bisquick with egg, milk and sugar).
3. In a separate bowl, make the streusel topping.
4. Pour the cake batter into a prepared baking dish.
5. Add the streusel mixture to the top of the coffee cake batter.
6. Place in preheated oven and bake until golden brown and serve.

Store in an airtight container.

Don’t forget to bookmark this recipe.

• I like to have baggies with the baking mix and sugar ready to go in the pantry. I use a container for the dry ingredients for the batter and for the topping – so easy!
• Cover leftover coffee cake with plastic wrap or place in an airtight container
• You can double this recipe and give the second cake to a friend that could use a nice surprise!
  
  

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