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Funfetti Coffee Cake -- A buttery cinnamon sugar breakfast cake with lots of rainbow sprinkles | wearenotmartha.com

Funfetti Coffee Cake

There's no better way to start the day than with a large, buttery slice of coffee cake. Unless that coffee cake involves rainbow sprinkles! Funfetti Coffee Cake will make your breakfast or brunch party ridiculously sweet and fun.
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Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Coffee Cake, Funfetti
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 50 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
Makes: 12 servings
Author: Sues

Ingredients

Crumb Topping

  • 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 ¼ tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 ½ sticks (12 Tbsp) cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces

Streusel Middle

  • ½ cup packed light brown sugar
  • ½ tsp cinnamon

Vanilla Glaze:

  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 2-3 Tbsp whole milk

Cake

  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 ½ tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 stick (½ cup) unsalted butter, room temperature (plus more for pan)
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 Tbsp vanilla
  • 1 cup milk
  • ¾ cup sprinkles, divided

Instructions

Crumb Topping

  • Whisk together flour, packed brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt.
  • Using a pastry cutter or your fingers, cut butter into dry mixture, until small clumps form.
  • Keep in fridge until ready to use.

Streusel Middle

  • In a separate, small bowl, mix together brown sugar and cinnamon.
  • Set aside until ready to use.

Vanilla Glaze

  • In a small bowl, whisk together confectioners' sugar and 2 Tbsp milk. If too thick, add additional Tbsp milk. Set aside until ready to use

Cake and Assembly

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Butter a 9-inch tube pan with a removable bottom or a bundt pan.
  • In a medium-sized bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer or in a large bowl with a hand mixer, beat butter and granulated sugar on medium speed until pale and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
  • Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, until well blended. Mix in vanilla.
  • Mix in flour mixture in 3 additions, alternating with milk.
  • Stir in ½ cup sprinkles.
  • Spoon half of the batter into the prepared pan. Sprinkle the streusel middle mixture over the batter. Top with remaining cake batter, making sure to spread evenly.
  • Sprinkle streusel topping mixture evenly over batter.
  • Bake until cake is golden brown, about 50-55 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
  • Move pan to a wire rack to let cool completely before removing from pan.
  • If using a bundt pan, carefully place sheet pan or cutting board on top of cake and flip until cake comes lose from pan. Now flip cake back onto cake server.
  • Drizzle glaze evenly over the top of the cake and top with remaining ¼ cup sprinkles.
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