Name: Brown Butter Cinnamon Coffee Cake with Brown Butter Vanilla Glaze
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 10 slices
Cuisine: American

Brown Butter Cinnamon Coffee Cake with Brown Butter Vanilla Glaze

Brown Butter Cinnamon Coffee Cake with Brown Butter Vanilla Glaze cover

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Brown Butter Cinnamon Coffee Cake with Brown Butter Vanilla Glaze

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Instructions

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Brown the Butter Once

Cut the butter into even pieces and add to a light-colored saucepan.

Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the butter turns deeply golden and smells nutty.

Immediately pour into a heatproof measuring cup, scraping in all the brown bits.

Let cool for about 10 minutes. The butter should feel warm, not hot, like bath water.

Streusel

In a bowl, combine the streusel portion of brown butter with both sugars, cinnamon, salt, and vanilla.

Stir in flour until both small and large buttery clumps form.

Chill in the refrigerator while making the batter.

Cake

Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line an 8×8-inch pan with parchment.

Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Set aside.

In another bowl, whisk the cooled brown butter with both sugars.

Add eggs one at a time, then vanilla.

Whisk in sour cream and milk.

Fold in dry ingredients just until combined.

Spread half the batter into the prepared pan.

Sprinkle with half the streusel.

Spoon remaining batter gently over the top.

Finish with remaining streusel.

Bake 40–45 minutes, until a toothpick shows moist crumbs.

Cool 30 minutes.

Glaze

While the cake is baking, whisk glaze ingredients until smooth. Drizzle over the warm cake.

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Tips & Tricks (5)

Brown Butter Technique Perfection 🧈
Monitor the butter constantly while browning—it transitions from golden to burned quickly; stop when it smells nutty and solids are deep brown, then immediately pour into a cool bowl to halt cooking.
Strategic Brown Butter Cooling ❄️
Let browned butter cool completely before mixing into the cake batter to prevent cooking the eggs, but use it while still warm for the glaze to ensure proper consistency and silky texture.
Streusel Texture Control 🤏
Keep the streusel ingredients cold and work quickly with your fingertips to create irregular, chunky pieces that stay crispy; over-mixing creates dense, cake-like topping instead of a desirable crumbly texture.
Prevent Sinking Streusel 📍
Dust the cake batter lightly with flour before adding the streusel topping to create friction that keeps it from sinking into the batter during baking.
Glaze Application Timing ✨
Apply the warm brown butter glaze within 5 minutes of removing the cake from the oven while it's still warm; this allows the glaze to seep into the crumb and create that signature melted-into-every-crevice finish.