There is nothing like a fresh warm coffee cake directly from the oven. The buttery cake with brown sugar and cinnamon in the mix is truly amazing and delicious.

I used a simple classic recipe from Betty Crocker from 1973 and is truly timeless.

Homemade Coffee Cake

Cake Ingredients

1/2 cup vegetable oil

2 eggs

1 cup milk

3 cups flour

1 1/2 cups sugar

4 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

Topping Ingredients

3/4 cup brown sugar

1-2 teaspoons cinnamon

3 tablespoons melted butter

1 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Combine oil, eggs and milk in a medium bowl.

Mix dry ingredients in a large bowl.

Mix the wet ingredients into the flour mixture until combined.

Spread the batter into a well greased 9 x 13 baking pan.

Combine the topping ingredients into a small bowl and sprinkle over batter (I swirled the topping into the cake)

Bake for 35 minutes.

Let the cake cool about 15 minutes before slicing and serving.