Best Coffee Swirl Cake Recipes

CINNAMON SWIRL BUNDT COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C). Grease a 10-inch bundt pan.
• Beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy. The mixture should be noticeably lighter in color. Add eggs one at a time, allowing each egg to blend into the butter mixture before adding the next. Mix in vanilla.
• Combine flour, baking soda, and baking powder. Pour flour mixture into batter alternately with the sour cream, mixing until just incorporated. Fold in walnuts, mixing just enough to evenly combine. Pour half the batter into the prepared pan.
• Mix the remaining 1/4 cup of white sugar with the cinnamon.
• Sprinkle cinnamon sugar over the batter in the pan. Drop remaining cake batter in heaping spoonfuls over filling, covering it as best you can.
• Bake in preheated oven for 8 minutes. Lower heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and bake for an additional 40 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean.

CHERRY SWIRL COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the sugar, butter, shortening, extracts, baking powder and eggs. Beat on low speed until blended; beat on high for 3 minutes. Stir in flour. , Spread two-thirds of the batter into a greased 15-1/2-in. x 10-1/2-in. x 1-in. baking pan. Spread pie filling over batter; drop remaining batter by tablespoonful over filling. Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until golden. Combine the confectioners' sugar and milk; drizzle over coffee cake. Serve warm.

CINNAMON ROLL SWIRL COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Mix flour, sugar, milk, eggs, baking powder, vanilla, and salt for cake together in a large bowl until completely combined. Slowly pour in butter and mix to incorporate; pour into the prepared baking pan.
• Whisk brown sugar, flour, and cinnamon for topping together in a bowl. Cut in butter with 2 knives or a pastry blender until well combined. Drop evenly over the batter, then swirl with a knife.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 30 to 40 minutes.
• Mix powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla for glaze together in a small bowl. Drizzle over the warm cake.

CHERRY SWIRL COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom and sides of 1 (15x10x1-inch) pan or 2 (9-inch) square pans with shortening or cooking spray. In large bowl, stir all coffee cake ingredients except pie filling; beat vigorously with spoon 30 seconds.
• Spread two-thirds of the batter (about 2 1/2 cups) in 15x10-inch pan or one-third of the batter (about 1 1/4 cups) in each square pan. Spread pie filling over batter (filling may not cover batter completely). Drop remaining batter by tablespoonfuls onto pie filling.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until light brown. Meanwihle, in small bowl, stir glaze ingredients until smooth and thin enough to drizzle. Drizzle glaze over warm coffee cake. Serve warm or cool.

CRANBERRY SWIRL COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add 1 egg at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in almond extract. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add the creamed mixture alternately with sour cream, beating well after each addition., Sprinkle the walnuts into a greased 9-in. fluted tube pan. Spread one third of the batter over nuts; top with half the cranberry sauce. Repeat layers, ending with the final third of batter., Bake at 350° for 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Combine glaze ingredients; drizzle over coffee cake.

APPLE SPICE CINNAMON SWIRL COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• 1. For Cake: Sift together all the dry ingredients several times - cake and muffin mix, instant coffee, cinnamon, and salt. Set aside.
• 2. In stand mixer, using paddle, starting on slow speed blend dry ingredients with eggs (one at a time).
• 3. Add yogurt, milk, oil. Blend on medium speed for 2-3 minutes.
• 4. Add apples and nuts. Blend a few more minutes until all ingredients are incorporated scraping the sides often.
• 5. CINNAMON SWIRL (best to do this after batter has been mixed as it only takes a minute). Melt butter. Add sugars and cinnamon. If mixture is too thick add a few teaspoons of milk until the consistency of gravy.
• 6. Pour your batters in prepared pans. For this one I used 6 mini loaf pans, filling to about 3/4 full. Test Kitchen Note: We used a 9x13 pan.
• 7. Dollop cinnamon swirl onto the batter 2 tablespoons at a time.
• 8. With a knife, gently swirl the cinnamon through being careful not to touch the bottom. NOTE: I learned the hard way, it sticks to the bottom and cake is difficult to get out.
• 9. BAKE @ 350 for how however many minutes, depending on size pan. For the mini loaf pans, it took 30-33 minutes. It also depends on your oven. Test Kitchen Note: It took 40 minutes for our 9x13 pan.
• 10. If you want an icing, with a mix whisk 3 tbsp of powdered sugar, 1/2 tsp vanilla and 1-2 tbsp of almond milk.
• 11. Drizzle or spread over cooled cakes.

JAN'S CINNAMON AND MAPLE SWIRL "BETTER"-CREAM COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10-cup Bundt pan.
• Mix white sugar, flour, 3/4 cup cinnamon, and 3 tablespoons non-dairy butter together in a stand mixer until well blended. Transfer to a bowl.
• Mix 1 cup brown sugar, 2 tablespoons cinnamon, cocoa powder, and 1/4 teaspoon salt together in a stand mixer until well blended. Transfer to a separate bowl.
• Measure 1 1/2 cups Lactaid® milk in a 2-cup measuring cup. Stir in lemon juice and cream of tartar.
• Mix cottage cheese, 1 1/2 cups white sugar, and 1/3 cup brown sugar together in a stand mixer. Whip until mixture is smooth and creamy. Add non-dairy butter or margarine and whip until smooth. Add eggs one at a time, beating well before adding the next one. Mix in vanilla and maple extracts and salt. Mix in 2 cups flour.
• Pour milk mixture into the mixer; mix well. Add remaining 2 cups flour and baking powder; blend well.
• Pour 1/3 of batter in prepared Bundt pan. Top with 1/2 of the swirl mixture.
• Pour another 1/3 of the batter over the filling. Top with remaining swirl mixture. Evenly pour in remaining batter.
• Gently swirl the batter with a knife being careful not to overdo the swirl. Top the batter with the cinnamon topping.
• Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 60 to 90 minutes. Cool and remove from pan.

GLUTEN-FREE FRUIT SWIRL COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Grease 1 (15x10x1-inch) pan or 2 (9-inch) square pans with shortening or cooking spray.
• In large bowl, stir all coffee cake ingredients except pie filling until blended; beat vigorously 30 seconds. Spread 2/3 of the batter (about 2 1/2 cups) in 15x10-inch pan or 1/3 of the batter (about 1 1/4 cups) in each square pan.
• Spread pie filling over batter (filling may not cover batter completely). Drop remaining batter by tablespoonfuls onto pie filling.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix glaze ingredients until smooth. Drizzle glaze over warm coffee cake. Serve warm or cool.

COFFEE SWIRL YOGURT CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour bottom only of loaf pan, 9x5x3 inches.
• Mix flour, salt, baking soda and baking powder; set aside. Beat butter, sugar and vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in flour mixture alternately with yogurt, beating until smooth after each addition.
• Remove 1 cup of the batter; stir in dry coffee. Pour half of the plain batter into pan. Drop coffee batter by spoonfuls onto batter in pan. Add remaining plain batter. Swirl batters deeply with handle of wooden spoon for marbled design.
• Bake 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Loosen sides of loaf from pan; remove from pan to wire rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour, before slicing.

CINNAMON SWIRL COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°.
• Butter and flour the tube pan (10-inch).
• Make the cake: Put the butter and sugar in a bowl and cream together using the electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy, about 5 minutes.
• Scrape down the bowl.
• Add the vanilla and eggs, 1 at a time, beating for 20 seconds after each addition.
• Scrape down the bowl again.
• In another bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• Add this mixture to the butter mixture in thirds, alternating with the sour cream.
• Beat for 45 seconds after each addition, and begin and end with the flour mixture.
• Pour the batter into the prepared tube pan.
• Make the syrup: In a small bowl, stir together the melted butter, sugar, and cinnamon.
• Drizzle the syrup over the batter and with the blade of a knife or a skewer, swirl the syrup through the batter.
• Make the streusel: In a bowl, combine the sugar, cinnamon, and pecans.
• With a pastry cutter, cut in the butter, a few pieces at a time, until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Scatter the streusel over the batter in the pan.
• Bake for 50 to 55 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Remove the pan from the oven to a wire rack to cool for 15 minutes.
• Serve warm or at room temperature.

CRANBERRY SWIRL COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Cream butter and sugar. Add unbeaten eggs. Mix together dry ingredients and add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream. Add flavoring. Grease an 8-inch Bundt pan. Spread a layer of batter in the bottom of the pan, then scatter a layer of cranberries (one-third of the can). Swirl with a knife. Repeat layers of batter, then cranberries, swirling each layer with a knife. Sprinkle remaining cranberries on top, swirl, and cover with nuts. Bake 50 to 55 minutes at 350 degrees F. Cool 5 minutes before removing from pan.

FRUIT SWIRL COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Grease and lightly flour or spray bottom and sides of 15x10x1-inch pan. In large bowl, stir cake mix, oil, water, vanilla and eggs, using large spoon, until batter forms.
• Set aside 3/4 cup batter; spread remaining batter evenly in pan. Spread pie filling over batter in pan. Drop remaining batter, 1 tablespoonful at a time, onto pie filling, spreading slightly.
• Bake 32 to 36 minutes or until toothpick inserted near center of cake comes out clean. In microwavable bowl, microwave frosting uncovered on High 20 to 30 seconds or until melted; stir. Drizzle over warm coffee cake. Cool 30 minutes. Serve warm or cool. Store loosely covered.

CHERRY SWIRL COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease bottom and sides of 1 (15x10x1 inch) pan or 2 (9-inch) square pans with shortening or cooking spray.
• 2. In a large bowl, stir all coffee cake ingredients except the pie filling; beat vigorously with spoon for 30 seconds.
• 3. Spread about 2 1/2 cups of the batter in the prepared 15x10 pan or 1 1/4 cups in the 9 inch-pan . Spread pie filling over batter ( filling may not cover batter completely). Note: I have made this in a "larger" 9x13 pan, it is an old pan and works well but it takes a bit longer to bake, but is soooo good! Of course you can cut it into as many servings as you wish...
• 4. Drop remaining batter by tablespoonfuls onto pie filling.
• 5. Bake 2o to 25 minutes or until light brown. Test with a toothpick.
• 6. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, stir glaze ingredients until smooth and thin enough to drizzle. Drizzle over warm cake. Serve warm or cool.

COFFEE CAKE WITH CRANBERRY SWIRL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• (Decrease the temperature by 25 degrees if using dark pan).
• Grease and flour a 9 or 10 inch tube pan. Tap out the excess flour.
• Cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Beat in the eggs just until well blended.
• Mix together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• Lower the mixer speed, and add the flour mixture alternately with the sour cream or yogurt until just blended. DO NOT OVERMIX!
• Stir in the almond extract and mix only until just combined.
• Pour 1/3 of the batter into the pan.
• Swirl 1/2 of the cranberry sauce into the batter.
• Add another 1/3 of the batter, then swirl in the remaining cranberry sauce. Top with remaining batter.
• Bake about 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Let cool in pan on wire rack about 10 minutes. Cut around edge of the cake to loosen, then turn out and let cool completely on wire rack.

COFFEE SWIRL CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 12-cup fluted tube cake pan or 10-inch angel food (tube) cake pan with shortening; lightly flour. In small bowl, mix coffee and hot water; cool 10 minutes.
• In medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt; set aside. In large bowl, beat butter, sugar and eggs with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on high speed 3 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Beat in flour mixture, milk and sour cream on low speed until blended.
• Remove 1 cup of the batter; stir into cooled coffee. Pour remaining batter into pan. Drop coffee batter by about 12 tablespoonfuls onto batter in pan. Cut through batters with knife for marbled design.
• Bake 50 to 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes in pan on wire rack; remove from pan to wire rack. Cool at least 1 hour 30 minutes. Serve warm or cool.

CINNAMON SWIRL COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Mix melted butter, 1 cup sugar, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, eggs and vanilla well.
• Add sour cream, mix again.
• In a small separate bowl, combine cinnamon, walnuts and 1/3 cup sugar.
• Pour half of batter into greased and floured tube pan.
• Sprinkle half of the topping mixture over it.
• Add rest of batter.
• Top with remaining topping mixture.
• Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 45 minutes.

CRANBERRY SWIRL COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in almond extract. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add the creamed mixture alternately with sour cream, beating well after each addition.
• Sprinkle the walnuts into a greased 10-in. fluted tube pan. Spread half of the batter over nuts; top with half of the cranberry sauce. Repeat layers.
• Bake at 350° for 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Combine glaze ingredients; drizzle over coffee cake. Yield: 12-16 servings.

SOUR CREAM CHOCOLATE SWIRL COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Generously grease 12-cup fluted tube pan. Sprinkle with pecans, tilting pan to coat sides with some of the nuts. Set pan aside. In 1-quart microwavable bowl, place 3 ounces chocolate. Microwave on High 30 seconds; stir. If necessary, microwave in 10 second increments, stirring each time, until melted. Set aside to cool.
• In large bowl beat sugar and butter with electric mixer on medium speed 1 to 2 minutes or until light and fluffy. Beat in 1/2 cup of the sour cream, the vanilla and eggs until smooth. On low speed, beat in 1 cup of the flour, the baking powder and salt until dry ingredients are moistened. Beat in remaining sour cream and flour just until blended.
• Spoon 2 cups of the batter into cooled chocolate; stir until mixed. Spoon half of the remaining batter into pan. Drop half of the chocolate batter over the vanilla batter. With table knife, gently swirl. Spoon remaining vanilla batter into pan. Top with remaining chocolate batter. Gently swirl; smooth top.
• Bake 38 to 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 15 minutes. Invert onto serving platter.
• Place 1 ounce chocolate and the oil in small microwavable bowl. Microwave on High 20 seconds; stir until smooth. Drizzle over coffee cake. Serve warm or cool.

CINNAMON SWIRL COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 10-inch-diameter by 4-inch-deep angel food cake pan; dust with flour. Mix 1/2 cup sugar, walnuts, cinnamon and cocoa in small bowl. Sift flour, baking powder and salt into medium bowl.
• Beat butter in large bowl until smooth. Gradually beat in remaining 1 1/4 cups sugar. Beat in eggs 1 at a time, then vanilla. Mix in dry ingredients in 3 additions alternately with milk in 2 additions. Spoon 1/3 of batter into prepared pan. Sprinkle with half of walnut mixture. Top with half of remaining batter, then remaining walnut mixture and remaining batter. Using knife, cut through batter to swirl walnut mixture.
• Bake cake until tester inserted near center comes out clean, about 55 minutes. Cool cake in pan on rack. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover pan with foil; store at room temperature.)
• Cut around pan sides and center tube to loosen cake. Turn cake out; transfer cake, rounded side up, to plate.

BLUEBERRY-SWIRL COFFEE CAKE (HEALTHY)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease and flour 13 x 9-inch caking pan.
• Toss 2 cups blueberries, brown sugar, and cinnamon in small bowl until berries are coated.
• Cream margarine/butter and granulated sugar with electric mixer at high speed until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes.
• Add egg and egg white and beat 2 minutes. Beat in lemon zest.
• Reduce speed to low. Add flour alternatively with milk, one-third at a time, stopping mixer occasionally to scrape bowl with rubber spatula.
• DO NOT OVERBEAT! If you do, you will have a very though cake.
• Spread half of batter into pan and sprinkle with blueberry mixture.
• Spoon remaining batter on top, spreadinng evenly.
• Swirl through batter several times with knike, then top with remaining 1/2 cup of blueberries.
• Bake until toothpick inserted in center comes out with moist crumbs clinging, 40 to 45 minutes.
• Cool in pan on wire rack 15 minutes (or eat it straight out of the oven).
• Cut into 16 equal pieces.
• Serve and enjoy!