Cinnamon-Swirl Coffee Cake Recipe - The Domestic Diva (2024)

FAQs

What makes a box cake light and fluffy? ›

Don't have time but still want to put your own twist on a boxed cake? A light, fluffy texture comes from the addition of egg whites, as well as the use of a light hand during mixing.

Coffee cake, or kaffekuchen, is a single layer cake with a sweet, cinnamon-infused flavor and streusel top made from flour, butter, and sugar. Streusel can also be layered inside of the cake like a filling. Fruit variations are prevalent, with blueberry being the most common.

The most crucial tip? Instead of buying an entire box of cake flour, simply incorporate two tablespoons of cornstarch into 3 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour. This blocks the formation of gluten in the flour, which produces a lighter, fluffier cake.

Step 1: Look at the directions on the cake mix. Step 2: Add one more egg (or add 2 if you want it to be very rich). Step 3: Use melted butter instead of oil and double the amount. Step 4: Instead of water, use whole milk.

Piping. A decorative technique achieved by using a decorator bag and metal tip. Patterns, swirls, lettering and other decor can be 'piped' onto cakes.

Add 3 to 5 drops of food coloring to the cake mix and stir it in. Check the coloring for the desired shade and add more food coloring, if needed. The cake will bake to a lighter color than the batter.

There are so many simple ways to turn an average box of cake mix into something extraordinary! My favorite ways are just tweaking the recommended ingredients. I like to: sub milk, cream, or in this case, flavored coffee creamer for water for moisture.

If you don't have any on hand, you can almost always omit the vanilla without impacting the final texture of your baked goods; although the rich flavor extract—or any form of vanilla—brings will certainly be altered. Just remember one thing: flavor comes first.

Put some pudding in the mix: Add a small box of pudding mix in with the cake mix. (Don't make the pudding.) The mix adds additional flavor, moistness, and a denser texture.

No, coffee cake does not taste like coffee. There is no coffee or caffeine in this cake despite its name. This streusel cake tastes like a lightly sweetened cake and oftentimes has spices like cinnamon and nutmeg.

What is the real name for coffee cake? ›

It wasn't until 1763 before coffee cake was first mentioned, though technically even then by another name, the German “gugelhupf”.

Coffee cake or coffeecake is a sweet bread common in the United States, so called because it is typically served with coffee. Leavenings can include yeast, baking soda, or baking powder.

For making cake, baking powder is taken. If you use baking soda instead of baking powder in cake.

On their own, boxed cake mixes have a structure that's loose and airy. But if you add ¼ cup flour or half a box of instant pudding mix, the texture of the cake becomes denser and tighter, ideal for a pound-cake-like consistency that will hold the shape of a Bundt pan.

8. My cake is very dense. This could be because a/ the cake mixture hasn't had enough air beaten into it, b/ the eggs were added too quickly and curdled or c/ there's not enough raising agent.