arlene's caramel & streusel coffee cake

Name: Arlene's Caramel & Streusel Coffee Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Yield: 9
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 box(es) extra moist yellow cake mix; 1 box(es) instant vanilla pudding (small, 3.4 oz); 3/4 cup(s) vegetable oil; 3/4 cup(s) water; 4 - eggs; 1 tablespoon(s) butter extract/ flavoring; 1 tablespoon(s) vanilla extract; 1/4 cup(s) caramel ice cream topping, heated; STREUSEL MIX; 1/4 cup(s) white sugar; 1/4 cup(s) packed light brown sugar; 1 tablespoon(s) cinnamon (more if you like more cinnamon flavor); 1/3 cup(s) Bisquick mix; 3-4 tablespoon(s) cold butter, cut into small pieces... (place in freezer to get them cold); GLAZE; 3/4 cup(s) powdered sugar; 1-2 tablespoon(s) hot milk or cream; 1 tablespoon(s) melted butter or ( 1/2 tsp butter extract/flavoring if preferred); 1/3 cup(s) softened cream cheese; 1/4 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract

★★★★★ 8

A slice of Arlene's Caramel & Streusel Coffee Cake on a plate.

review

a recipe by

Arlene Jacobson

@Skibabe876

Grand Terrace, CA

I love baking, but most of all I love creating new recipes of my own. My family are my taste testers and love this coffee cake, especially for the holidays.

Blue Ribbon Recipe

We just love this light and tasty coffee cake. It tastes like a cinnamon roll. The buttery flavoring with the sweet cinnamon streusel is the perfect pair. The extended mixing time may be a bit of work, but the result is worth every minute! Once baked, the cake is super moist. The sweet and tangy glaze takes this cake to another level.

— The Test Kitchen @kitchencrew

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★★★★★ 8

serves 9-12

prep time 15 Min

cook time 45 Min

method Bake

Ingredients For arlene's caramel & streusel coffee cake

1 box

extra moist yellow cake mix
1 box

instant vanilla pudding (small, 3.4 oz)
3/4 c

vegetable oil
3/4 c

water
4

eggs
1 Tbsp

butter extract/ flavoring
1 Tbsp

vanilla extract
1/4 c

caramel ice cream topping, heated
STREUSEL MIX
1/4 c

white sugar
1/4 c

packed light brown sugar
1 Tbsp

cinnamon (more if you like more cinnamon flavor)
1/3 c

Bisquick mix
3-4 Tbsp

cold butter, cut into small pieces... (place in freezer to get them cold)
GLAZE
3/4 c

powdered sugar
1-2 Tbsp

hot milk or cream
1 Tbsp

melted butter or ( 1/2 tsp butter extract/flavoring if preferred)
1/3 c

softened cream cheese
1/4 tsp

vanilla extract

How To Make arlene's caramel & streusel coffee cake

1
Preheat oven to 350. (I use the convection setting which takes off about 10 minutes baking time). Spray a 9x13-glass(must be glass) baking pan with cooking spray.

2
Add the first 5 ingredients to the mixer in the order given. Beat exactly 8 minutes at medium speed. Add butter and vanilla extract.
3
Pour the batter into an oiled pan. Sprinkle the streusel mix over top. Take a knife (I use a chopstick…it works great) and swirl the streusel throughout making sure to go only about 1" deep into the batter by making "S" swirls.
4
Then drizzle the caramel topping over this.
5
Bake at 350 degrees on the middle rack for 40–45 minutes, or until the toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. After removing from oven, let sit on a wire rack for a few minutes.
6
For the glaze, warm the milk/cream. Whip cream cheese, adding milk/cream, butter/butter extract, and powdered sugar, mixing well to blend. Add vanilla and stir until smooth and creamy.
7
While the cake is still quite warm, drizzle with glaze. Then cool completely on a rack.
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