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    Easy Butterscotch Coffee Cake

    By: Julie Clark Published: April 13, 2016

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    The best butterscotch coffee cake with cinnamon streusel topping made with a boxed yellow cake mix and pudding mixes. You’ll love how easy this is!

    This easy morning Butterscotch Coffee Cake is moist, spongy cake with a cinnamon-butterscotch flavor.  You'll love this super-easy recipe because it uses a boxed yellow cake mix.  I love to experiment with from-scratch cakes, but I also love to try out recipes that use boxed cake mixes.  This coffee cake is just that.  It's quick when you are short on time, and really has an unbeatable taste!

    I call this cake the diet killer.

    If there is one cake I cannot resist, it is this one. A few months ago we were doing no-sugar diet for a few weeks before a vacation we had coming up. I made this cake, took it to church and came home with several pieces left. Although I resisted having any at church just fine, I totally caved once I got home. The family devoured those last pieces faster than you’d believe!

    This easy butterscotch coffee cake is a super moist cake with a most delicious cinnamon butterscotch flavor. It’s easy because it calls for a box cake mix and two pudding mixes, which give it the ultimate flavor and moistness! You know of our love for from-scratch recipes, but box mixes allow for quick recipes that have such versatility. This butterscotch coffee cake is quick when you are short on time but full of down-home flavor.

    Perfect with a cup of coffee…decaf for me, of course!

    Here’s what you’ll do to make this butterscotch coffee cake.

    Mix together 1 yellow boxed cake mix, 4 eggs, 1 cup of oil, 1 cup of water, 1 small box of instant vanilla pudding and 1 small box of instant butterscotch pudding.

    Beat on medium speed for about 2-3 minutes.  The batter will look thick and smooth.

    If you have a stand mixer (I love my stand mixer for this very reason!), you can make the brown sugar streusel topping while the batter is mixing.  In a separate bowl, simply mix together 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1 cup chopped walnuts and 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon.

    Pour 1/2 the batter into a greased 9×13 pan and layer with 1/2 the topping.

    This easy morning Butterscotch Coffee Cake is moist, spongy cake with a cinnamon-butterscotch flavor. You'll love this super-easy recipe because it uses a boxed yellow cake mix.

    Then repeat the layers!

    Bake at 325 degrees for about 45 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

    This easy morning Butterscotch Coffee Cake is moist, spongy cake with a cinnamon-butterscotch flavor.  You'll love this super-easy recipe because it uses a boxed yellow cake mix.  I love to experiment with from-scratch cakes, but I also love to try out recipes that use boxed cake mixes.  This coffee cake is just that.  It's quick when you are short on time, and really has an unbeatable taste!

    Enjoy the smell of cinnamon coming from your oven while it bakes! I wish I could magically wake up to this kind of breakfast every morning.

    Although this recipe is delicious warm from the oven, I also think it is one of those recipes that gets more mouth-watering as it sits. Don’t be afraid to make this up ahead of time.  It will still be soft and moist!

    This easy morning Butterscotch Coffee Cake is moist, spongy cake with a cinnamon-butterscotch flavor.  You'll love this super-easy recipe because it uses a boxed yellow cake mix.  I love to experiment with from-scratch cakes, but I also love to try out recipes that use boxed cake mixes.  This coffee cake is just that.  It's quick when you are short on time, and really has an unbeatable taste!
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    Easy Butterscotch Coffee Cake

    The best butterscotch coffee cake with cinnamon streusel topping made with a boxed yellow cake mix and pudding mixes. You'll love how easy this is!
    Course Breakfast
    Cuisine American
    Prep Time 10 minutes
    Cook Time 45 minutes
    Total Time 55 minutes
    Servings 15 Servings
    Calories 238kcal
    Author Julie Clark

    Ingredients

    • 1 box yellow cake mix (dry)
    • 4 large eggs
    • 1 cup water
    • 1 cup canola oil
    • 1 small package instant butterscotch pudding (3.4 ounces)
    • 1 small package instant vanilla pudding (3.4 ounces)

    Topping

    • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
    • 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
    • 1 cup chopped pecans

    Instructions

    • Mix the dry cake mix, eggs, water, oil and dry pudding mixes together in a stand mixer for 2-3 minutes. 
    • In a separate small bowl, combine the brown sugar, cinnamon and pecans to make the streusel.
    • Grease a 9x13" pan and pour in 1/2 the cake batter. Sprinkle 1/2 of the streusel topping over the cake batter. Repeat the layers.
    •  Bake at 325 degrees for 45 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.

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    Nutrition

    Calories: 238kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 49mg | Sodium: 273mg | Potassium: 74mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 75IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 94mg | Iron: 1.2mg

     

     

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      Comments

      1. Marlissa Hughes says

        April 24, 2013 at 11:24 pm

        I make this once a month usually for breakfast before church on Sunday. This is one of Sarah and Aaron’s favorite breakfasts – mine too! Keep those recipes coming!!!

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          April 25, 2013 at 9:03 am

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      2. Liz says

        May 19, 2014 at 9:48 am

        Thank you for the nice recipe. I love it

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      3. CateM says

        August 18, 2014 at 8:07 pm

        The butterscotch coffee cake is beyond awesome! Hubby usually likes chocolate or layer cakes but he couldn’t get enough of this one … me either! I’m going to be making this a LOT!! I may try using a muffin pan next time, just to see what happens.

        Simply amazing recipe!

        Reply
        • Lizzy T says

          August 19, 2014 at 1:36 pm

          So glad you guys loved it! We’ve made this as muffins before and it works great!Thanks for the feedback!

          Reply
      4. Catherine says

        December 18, 2015 at 6:58 am

        Oh this looks marvelous! What a beautiful cake…I would love a sliver with my coffee this morning. xo, Catherine

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      5. CakenGifts says

        May 4, 2017 at 8:23 am

        5 stars
        It is too simple!!! Today on my brother’s birthday, we made this cake. It was very delicious!!!! Everyone praised of this cake.

        Reply
      6. A mom of two Littles says

        August 30, 2018 at 8:00 am

        5 stars
        I had this delicious coffee cake(sans the nuts) at a brunch 5 days ago….and the remaining peices were sent home with me! It was very good on Day 1…but Day 2 and 3, somehow it was even better!!! Love this recipe!

        Reply
        • Julie Clark says

          August 30, 2018 at 4:32 pm

          Wonderful!!!

          Reply
      7. Melanie says

        September 8, 2018 at 6:53 pm

        5 stars
        We made this yesterday. It is so delicious with the crunch of the pecans and the cake is the perfect texture. Today, we warmed up some caramel sauce to drizzle over the top and it brought the cake to a whole new level. My son said it tasted like a cinnamon roll. Thanks for the new recipe!

        Reply
        • Julie Clark says

          September 10, 2018 at 10:51 am

          Mmmmm….with caramel sauce! Yum!

          Reply
      8. Coreen says

        March 3, 2019 at 4:18 pm

        5 stars
        My daughter has made this recipe for my cafe for several years and it is a favirite! I decided to try it today (cold blizzardy Montana Sunday) but make it in a bundt pan! Great idea, except I forgot to START with the streusel topping!

        Reply
        • Julie Clark says

          March 4, 2019 at 6:01 am

          I like the idea of using a bundt pan. YUM!

          Reply

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