Whole Wheat Coffee Cake
A tender whole wheat, vanilla flavored buttermilk cake base with a buttery cinnamon streusel throughout and on top then drizzled with a cream cheese glaze.
Servings: 9 slices
Calories: 351kcal
Ingredients
Cake
- 2 cups (240 g) soft white wheat flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup (105 g) granulated cane sugar
- ½ cup (120 g) buttermilk
- 6 tablespoons (72 g) oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Streusel
- 6 tablespoons (45 g) soft white wheat flour
- 6 tablespoons (78 g) brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 3 tablespoons (42 g) butter melted
Glaze
- 2 oz (56 g) cream cheese full fat
- 1 tablespoon (21 g) raw honey see notes
- 1-2 tablespoons (15-30 g) milk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
Streusel
- Mix all the ingredients together until combined.
Cake
- Preheat the oven to 350° with the rack in the center.
- In a small bowl stir the dry ingredients together.
- In a large mixing bowl, using an electric mixer, beat the eggs and sugar together until lightened in color and thick, about 1-2 minutes.
- Add the buttermilk, oil and vanilla, stir to combine.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until well combined.
- Pour half the batter into a greased 8x8 inch baking dish. Sprinkle with ¾ of the streusel and top with the remaining batter. Sprinkle the top with the rest of the streusel.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a thin knife inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
- In a small bowl stir cream cheese and powdered sugar together until smooth. Add the vanilla extract and stir to combine. Add the milk a little at a time until it reaches your desired consistency.
- Drizzle the glaze over the cake. Serve warm for optimal taste and texture.
Notes
You can adjust the sweetness of your glaze by adding more or less honey than the recipe calls for. You can also use powdered sugar or maple syrup in the glaze. Substitute maple syrup straight across. For powdered sugar start with 1½ tablespoons (11 g).
You can use hard white wheat or spelt flour in place of the soft white wheat flour.
Nutrition
Serving: 1slice | Calories: 351kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 59mg | Sodium: 213mg | Potassium: 172mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 289IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 103mg | Iron: 2mg