28 cinnamon coffee cake recipes

Have something with your coffee to snack on with this decadent cake that's rich with every bite.

Iced cinnamon roll coffee cake made from refrigerated cinnamon rolls, walnuts, and extra cinnamon sugar, baked in a pie pan. A 5-ingredient shortcut brunch cake ready in 40 minutes.

I use a bit more flour, let the dough rest in the fridge for 1 hr., and shape these into logs instead, brushing with egg wash and sprinkling with a little granulated sugar. I then bake them for 17 minutes. After cooling in the sheet pan for 5 min., I cut them into squares.

Mocha walnut cookies bake coffee-spiked, cinnamon-warmed butter cookies and finish each warm cookie with melted chocolate chips smeared on top. Coffee-shop cookies with a frosted finish.

Low-fat mocha chip muffins with cocoa, instant coffee, and semi-sweet chocolate chips. Applesauce replaces most of the oil for a tender, fudgy crumb under 100 calories per muffin.

Chocolate cake without guilty, making a rich chocolate flavor cake, eat it no need to worry about high calories and huge fat, tasty and light, enjoy the cake and relax yourself.

Pfefferkuchen, a German honey spice cake with whole wheat flour, coffee, cinnamon, cloves, and rum, glazed while hot. A traditional Christmas cookie bar that stays soft for weeks.

Italian chocolate cookies with cocoa, cinnamon, cold coffee, and grape jelly in the dough. An old-world recipe with no eggs that makes a huge batch of soft, cakey cookies.

Mocha pudding cake: a self-saucing chocolate coffee cake that bakes its own rich fudge sauce underneath the crackled top. Pour boiling water over the batter and let the oven do the magic.

Old-fashioned hermit cookies spiced with molasses, coffee, and five warm spices. Soft, chewy, and loaded with raisins, bake them as drop cookies or cut into bars.

A vegan chocolate-cinnamon torte made with tofu and sugar substitute, glazed with a glossy mocha fudge topping spiked with espresso. No eggs, no dairy, and completely plant-based without sacrificing richness.

Low-fat fudgy chocolate cake made with buttermilk, strong coffee, and cocoa powder, topped with a glossy cooked chocolate icing. No butter needed.

Herman milk sourdough starter: a sweet, milk-based fermented batter that becomes the base for Amish friendship bread, cinnamon coffee cakes, and quick breads. Pass cups along to friends; the starter never runs out.

Buttermilk coffee cake with a streusel-style cinnamon-clove crumb topping made from the same dough. A tangy, tender 9x13 cake that doubles as breakfast or afternoon coffee snack. Stir in raisins or nuts. Freezes beautifully.

Apple Danish bars layer cinnamon-spiced sliced apples between two flaky pastry sheets in a sheet pan, then drizzle with almond glaze. A sliceable Scandinavian-style coffee cake bar.

Old-fashioned yeast-risen coffee cake topped with cinnamon-sugar cream that bakes into a custardy crust. The yeast version is fluffier than batter coffee cakes, with a tender, brioche-like crumb.