Cinnamon Loaf Cake
This is the most delicious Cinnamon Loaf Cake and it is incredibly soft. It has a beautiful cinnamon cake swirl through out the loaf and the most soft and fluffy texture plus it’s topped with a delicious streusel and cream cheese glaze, which gives it a cinnamon roll feel.
Ingredients
STREUSEL
- 60 g all-purpose flour
- 50 g dark brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- 40 g butter room temperature
CINNAMON SWIRL LOAF CAKE
- 270 g all-purpose flour
- ¾ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 100 g butter room temperature
- 200 g granulated sugar
- 2 eggs room temperature
- 200 g sour cream 14-18% room temperature
- 30 g vegetable oil e.g. canola oil or avocado oil
- 1 ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ¼ tablespoon ground cinnamon
CREAM CHEESE GLAZE
- 50 g cream cheese
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 35 g powdered sugar
- 3-4 teaspoon milk
The US customary cup measurement serves as a rough estimate, as it can have uncertainties, so for precise results, it's recommended to weigh your ingredients using a digital scale in grams. Baking is both an art and a science, which most often requires precision and accuracy.
Instructions
STREUSEL
- Add all-purpose flour, dark brown sugar, cinnamon and butter to a bowl and mix it together, using an electric hand mixer or a fork, until a crumble structure and there is no dry flour left. Set it aside while preparing the cake.60 g all-purpose flour, 50 g dark brown sugar, ½ teaspoon cinnamon, 40 g butter
CINNAMON SWIRL LOAF CAKE
- Preheat the oven at 175ºC/350ºF conventional oven and grease a 21,5 x 11,5 cm /8,5x4,5 inch loaf pan lined with parchment paper.
- Sift together the all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt and set it aside.270 g all-purpose flour, ¾ teaspoon baking powder, ½ teaspoon baking soda, ½ teaspoon salt
- Add the granulated sugar and butter to the bowl of a stand mixer, with the paddle attachment, or in a large bowl using a hand mixer, and mix it together on high speed for 3 minutes.100 g butter, 200 g granulated sugar
- Scrape down the sides of the bowl and add the eggs one at a time into the mixture and on medium speed mix it in until combined.2 eggs
- Continue by adding ½ of the flour mixture on low speed. Then add the sour cream, oil and vanilla extract and mix it in. Then add the other half of the flour mixture and give it a final mix until just combined. Scape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula to make sure all the ingredients have been incorporated.200 g sour cream 14-18%, 30 g vegetable oil, 1 ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
- Add ½ of the batter into a separate bowl and add the cinnamon. Gently fold it together with a rubber spatula until combined.1 ¼ tablespoon ground cinnamon
- Alternate by adding a bit of each of the two batters into the prepared pan and with a butter knife swirl the two batters together. Then add the streusel on top.
- Bake it for 60-65 minutes or until the cake tester comes out clean. Let the cake cool on a cooling rack. After 10 minutes, gently remove the cake from the cake tin and let it cool down completely.
CREAM CHEESE GLAZE
- In a mixing bowl, add all of the ingredients and mix it together until smooth. Add the glaze over the loaf when ready to serve. If you add the cream cheese glaze long before serving the streusel will become softer.50 g cream cheese, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 35 g powdered sugar, 3-4 teaspoon milk
Nutrition
Calories: 271kcalCarbohydrates: 35gProtein: 3gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 50mgSodium: 208mgPotassium: 61mgFiber: 1gSugar: 18gVitamin A: 372IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 45mgIron: 1mg
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