Traditional German Coffee Cake Recipe – Oma's Zimt-Kaffeekuchen Rezept
Making this German coffee cake recipe to get a Zimt-Kaffeekuchen just like Oma used to make is so easy. Just mix, layer with nuts and cinnamon, and bake. YUM!
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 35 min
- Yield
- 9 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- ⅓ cup butter, room temperature
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla or almond extract
- 2 large eggs
- 1½ cups flour, all-purpose
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ cup milk
- ½ cup chopped nuts (walnuts, pecans, or almonds)
- ¼ cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¾ cup powdered sugar (optional)
- 3 - 4 tablespoons milk (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 350°F.
- 2
Grease a 9-inch square baking pan. In mixing bowl, beat butter, sugar, and extract until creamy.
- 3
Beat in eggs, one at a time.
- 4
Blend flour and baking powder together.
- 5
Stir flour mixture alternately with the milk into the sugar mixture.
- 6
Spread half of batter in greased pan.
- 7
Combine nuts, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Sprinkle half over batter in pan.
- 8
Carefully top with remaining batter and sprinkle with remaining nut mixture.
- 9
Bake 30 to 35 minutes until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
- 10
Cool in pan on wire rack.
- 11
If desired, blend powdered sugar and milk to make glaze. Drizzle over cooled coffee cake.