We were looking for a good coffee cake recipe, but all the recipes we tried ended up drying out the cake or resulted in it not being fully cooked. We decided that we needed to create a recipe that would perfectly fit our desired cake.

Needed to be moist while also being cooked
Enough cinnamon topping
Big enough to feed a lot of people

Follow along through this instructable, and you will have the best-tasting coffee cake of your life.

Supplies

First, you will need to gather your supplies. For this cake, you will need,

Oven
Microwave
1 large mixing bowl
2 medium mixing bowls
1 small mixing bowl
9x13 pan
Measuring cup for liquid
Measuring cups~1 cup, 1/2 cup
Teaspoons~1/2 teaspoon and 1 teaspoon
Wisk
Baking spatula
Cooking spray
Aluminum foil
Hand mitts
1 cup vegetable oil
1 cup milk
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/3 cup melted butter

Step 1: Gather Materials

First, you will want to gather all of your supplies.

1 large mixing bowl
2 medium mixing bowls
1 small mixing bowl
9x13 pan
Measuring cup for liquid
Measuring cups~1 cup, 1/2 cup
Teaspoons~1/2 teaspoon and 1 teaspoon
Whisk
Baking spatula
Cooking spray
Aluminum foil
Hand mitts
1 cup vegetable oil
1 cup milk
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/3 cup melted butter

Step 2: Preheat Oven

Next, you will want to preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Step 3: Combine Wet Ingredients

In your large mixing bowl, combine:

1 cup of vegetable oil
2 eggs, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup of milk

Then mix it all together with your whisk.

Step 4: Combine Dry Ingredients

In 1 of your medium mixing bowls, combine:

1 cup of sugar
3 cups of all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons of baking powder
1/2 teaspoon of salt

Then mix with your freshly washed whisk.

Step 5: Mix Dry and Wet Ingredients Together

Pour the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and stir them together with the spatula.

Step 6: Spray Pan

Spray the pan lightly with cooking spray.

Step 7: Pour Half of the Batter

Pour half of the mixture into the pan and spread evenly

Step 8: Make Your Streusel

In your second medium mixing bowl, make your streusel by combining:

1 1/2 cups of brown sugar
2 teaspoons of cinnamon

Then mix with your whisk.

Step 9: Pour Half of the Streusel

Then sprinkle a little less than half of the streusel on top of the batter and spread it evenly.

Step 10: Pour the Rest of the Batter

Pour the rest of your batter on top of the streusel in your pan and spread it evenly.

Step 11: Pour the Rest of the Streusel

Pour the rest of the streusel in the pan and spread evenly.

Step 12: Melt the Butter

Place 1/3 cup of butter into a small bowl. Put it in the microwave and melt it for 1 minute, or until fully melted.

Step 13: Drizzle the Butter

Drizzle the butter over the cake evenly.

Step 14: Cover Cake With Aluminum Foil

Cover the top of the pan with aluminum foil.

Step 15: Put Cake Into Oven

Carefully place the pan into the oven with hand mitts.

Step 16: Cook the Cake

Cook the covered cake for 27 minutes.

Step 17: Take the Cake Out of the Oven

When the timer is up, carefully take the covered pan out with hand mitts.

Step 18: Remove the Aluminum Foil and Place Back Into the Oven

Take the aluminum foil off, and place the cake back in the oven for 18 minutes or until there are no more puddles of butter.

Step 19: Take the Cake Out of Oven and Let It Sit

When the cake is ready to be taken out of the oven, use hand mitts and let it cool for 5 minutes.

Step 20: All Done!

Your cake is now ready!

Introduction: How to Make a Coffee Cake