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Cinnamon Flop Coffee Cake

A qickn and easy coffee cake that is chewy crunchy and delicious.

Course Breakfast, Brunch, Coffee cake
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 9 servings

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 heaping teaspoons baking powder yes, heaping teaspoons
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup milk whole or skim or even almond
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground coriander optional
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar light or dark
  • 1/4 cup butter 1/2 of a stick

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°. 

  2. Butter a 9 inch square pan.

  3. Mix together in a medium bowl the flour, sugar, baking powder, and the salt.

  4. Stir in the milk just until well blended (but do not beat).

  5. Spread the batter in the buttered pan. 

  6. Sprinkle over the prepared batter the cinnamon and ground coriander. Unevenly sprinkle the brown sugar over the batter, leaving lumps and clumps.

    Cinnamon Flop Overhead Batter
  7. Finish the batter by drizzling the melted butter over the brown sugar; you don’t have to be precise.

  8. Bake at for 35 minutes or until golden brown on the edges and the center looks done, a cake tester will not work.

  9. Cut and serve while still warm.

    Cinnamon Flop Close Up in pan