Brown Sugar-Cinnamon Coffee Cake (Gluten Free)
Jump to RecipeDo you like Coffee Cake? Are you Gluten-intolerant or have Celiac's and miss eating yummy treats, like Brown Sugar Cinnamon Coffee Cake? Well, now you can have your coffee cake and eat it, too :) This is truly one of the BEST Coffee Cakes I have ever eaten!!! A HUGE "Thank You" to Audrey from "Mama Knows Gluten Free" for sharing this delicious recipe...my entire family thanks you :)
Ingredients
The Cake Ingredients:
- 3 Cups All-Purpose Gluten Free Flour, Sifted I use King Arthur brand; sifted
- 1 ½ tsp Xanthan Gum if your GF Flour Blend doesn't already have it
- ¼ tsp Salt
- 1 Cup Granulated Sugar
- 4 tsp Baking Powder make sure it's GF
- 1 ½ Cups Whole Milk you can also use Almond, Rice, Cashew or Coconut Milk for a dairy-free option
- 2 Large Eggs
- 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
- ½ Cup Unsalted Butter, melted or use Earth Balance brand for a dairy-free version
The Brown Sugar-Cinnamon Topping
- 1 Cup Unsalted Butter, softened or Earth Balance for dairy-free
- 1 Cup Light Brown Sugar, packed
- 2 Tbsp GF All-Purpose Flour
- 1 Tbsp Ground Cinnamon
The Glaze Ingredients:
- 2 Cups Powdered Sugar
- 5 Tbsp Whole Milk or dairy-free milk of your choice
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
Instructions
Making the Cake:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Spray a 9" x 13" baking pan (preferably glass) with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.
- Gather the ingredients needed for Cake.
- Melt the Butter and set aside.
- Using a stand or handheld mixer, fitted with the paddle attachment, mix the GF Flour, Xanthan Gum, Salt, Sugar and Baking Powder on Low until thoroughly blended.
- Add the Milk, Eggs and Vanilla to the Flour mixture, blending until thoroughly mixed.
- Slowly drizzle the Melted Butter into the Flour-Milk mixture, mixing until fully incorporated.
- Pour batter into the prepared baking pan. Set aside while you prepare the Brown Sugar topping.
Making the Brown Sugar-Cinnamon Topping:
- Using a Stand or handheld mixer, fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the softened Butter, Brown Sugar, GF Flour and Cinnamon until thoroughly mixed and creamy.
- Drop this Brown Sugar mixture by spoonfuls onto the coffee cake batter in the baking pan making sure to cover the surface equally.
- Using a sharp knife, thoroughly swirl the Brown Sugar mixture throughout the coffee cake batter.
- Bake in preheated oven for about 35-40 minutes, checking after 30 minutes. Cake is done when a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.
Making the Glaze:
- In a large bowl, whisk together the Powdered Sugar, Milk and Vanilla until smooth. Drizzle over the warm Coffee Cake and let set for about 10 minutes. Slice into desired-size pieces and Enjoy with a glass of ice-cold milk :)!
Notes
Store in an air-tight comtainer. Re-heat slices in microwave for about 10-15 seconds :)