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Easy Cake Mix Coffee Cake

A 9×13-inch yellow cake-mix bake layered with a cinnamon-sugar and butter mixture, served in twelve pieces.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 36 minutes
Cooling 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 11 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12 pieces

Ingredients
  

For the cake

  • 1 box yellow cake mix (15.25 oz)
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

For the topping

  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

Instructions
 

  • Grease a baking pan measuring 9×13 inches; set the oven to 350°F.
  • Mix both topping sugars with cinnamon and salt, then stir in melted butter to moisten them.
  • Combine the cake mix, milk, eggs, vanilla, oil, and sour cream into a smooth batter. Do not add extra package ingredients.
  • Spread half the batter, scatter half the topping, then gently add the remaining batter and topping.
  • Bake 32–36 minutes, continuing if a center toothpick shows wet batter.
  • Cool at least 20 minutes before cutting twelve portions.

Notes

Seal the cooled, uniced cake and keep at cool room temperature for up to three days.
Keyword cake mix coffee cake