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A slice of cake mix coffee cake topped with a vanilla icing, being served out of the baking pan.
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Easy Cake Mix Coffee Cake Recipe

This delicious Coffee Cake is made with a yellow cake mix, layered w/ a cinnamon, butter and pecan swirl, and topped with vanilla glaze! So easy to make!
Course Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 12 people
Calories 389kcal
Author Susie Weinrich

Equipment

Ingredients

Vanilla Icing

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees and prepare a 9x13 inch pan by spraying with baking spray.
  • In a medium bowl, combine ⅔ cup of the dry yellow cake mix with the cinnamon, melted butter, brown sugar and chopped pecans. Mix with a fork until the mixture looks like wet sand. Set aside.
    (Yes, it is 2 tablespoon of cinnamon, not a typo)
    2 Tbsp. cinnamon, 3 Tbsp. butter, ½ cup brown sugar, ½ cup chopped pecans
    Brown sugar mixture with cinnamon and pecans combined in a small mixing bowl.
  • In a separate large mixing bowl, combine the remaining dry yellow cake mix with the eggs, sour cream and vanilla. Mix on low speed with an electric mixer until just combined. Then mix for 1 minute on medium speed.
    3 eggs, 1 ½ cups sour cream, 2 tsp. vanilla
  • Time to layer the coffee cake, an offset spatula can make this a little easier!
    Pour half of the batter into the prepared 9x13 inch pan. Spread evenly.
    Sprinkle half of the brown sugar mixture over the batter.
    Hand sprinkling brown sugar mixture over the first layer of coffee cake batter added to a baking dish.
  • Top with the rest of the batter and try to spread as evenly as possible.
    Butter knife used to swirl the brown sugar mixture into the coffee cake batter in a baking dish.
  • Sprinkle the remaining brown sugar mixture over the top.
    Hand sprinkling brown sugar mixture over the coffee cake batter.
  • Bake at 350℉ for approximately 30 minutes or until golden brown and when a toothpick inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean.
    Freshly baked cake mix coffee cake before a vanilla glaze it added for the finishing touch.
  • While the cake is baking prepare the icing. Mix all the icing ingredients in a bowl and stir until it becomes a thick drizzling consistency.
    1 cup powdered sugar, 2 Tbsp. butter, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 2 tablespoon milk
  • Let the coffee cake cool for 10-15 minutes. Drizzle the frosting over the top and serve immediately.
    Simple vanilla icing being drizzled over a cake mix coffee cake in a baking dish.

Nutrition

Serving: 1slice | Calories: 389kcal | Carbohydrates: 59g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 71mg | Sodium: 382mg | Potassium: 118mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 39g | Vitamin A: 406IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 166mg | Iron: 1mg