Texture adds flavor! That’s why this mini maple cinnamon crunch coffee cake is so popular with my Cookie Cazimi customers.

This recipe is unique in that I took the elements of three separate recipes to make this coffee cake. They’re all by Scientifically Sweet and I have adjusted the amounts to perfectly fit my beloved mini silicone loaf molds.

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Mini Maple Cinnamon Crunch Coffee Cake Recipe

This recipes makes 8 mini loaves.

Cinnamon Crunch Topping

Based on the cinnamon crunch topping of the Apple Cinnamon Crunch Coffee Cake by Scientifically Sweet.

Ingredients

• 96.43 g White Sugar
• 5.79 g AP Flour
• 1.93 g Cinnamon
• 27.00 g Butter

Method

1. In a small bowl, whisk the white sugar, AP flour, and cinnamon for 30 seconds, then set aside.
2. In a separate bowl, melt the butter in the microwave.
3. Pour the melted butter into the dry mixture and stir until everything is evenly combined.
4. Set aside until the baking pan(s) are filled and almost ready to go into the oven.
5. In a bowl, mix together white sugar, AP flour, and cinnamon until combined.
6. Set aside.

Cinnamon Layer

Based on the cinnamon swirl of the Caramel Chai Pumpkin Coffee Cake by Scientifically Sweet.

Ingredients

• 125.36 g Brown Sugar
• 4.63 g Dutch Cocoa
• 1.16 g Cinnamon

Method

1. In another bowl, mix brown sugar, Dutch cocoa, and cinnamon until combined.
2. Set aside.

Maple Coffee Cake

Based on the cake batter of the Maple Strawberry Coffee Cake by Scientifically Sweet.

Ingredients

• 207.32 g AP Flour
• 4.63 g Baking Powder
• 1.16 g Baking Soda
• 57.86 g Milk (room temp)
• 115.71 g Sour Cream (room temp)
• 96.43 g Eggs
• 4.83 g Vanilla Extract
• 81.01 g Butter (softened)
• 139.83 g Brown Sugar
• 57.86 g Maple Syrup
• 4.83 g Salt

Method

1. Place a silicone mini loaf pan on top of a half baking sheet. Set aside.
2. With a whisk and a mixing bowl or stand mixer with the paddle attachment, add AP flour, baking powder, and baking soda through a fine sieve. Add white sugar to the dry ingredients and mix until well combined. Create a well in the center. Set aside.
3. In another mixing bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar until smooth and slightly fluffy like a paste. Mix in maple syrup, vanilla extract, and salt until combined. Mix in the eggs until just combined. Mix in sour cream until batter is smooth and creamy.
4. If mixing by hand, switch to a silicone spatula — Add dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. Mix until just combined.
5. Mix in milk until just combined.
6. Preheat the oven to 425°F and let the batter rest for 30 minutes. Proceed to next step while waiting.
7. In a liquid measuring cup, melt the butter from the Cinnamon Crunch Topping in the microwave. Mix the melted butter into the dry mixture of the Cinnamon Crunch Topping. Break it up into small crumbs. Set aside until batter has fully rested.
8. Add 48g of the batter into each cavity of a silicone mini loaf pan.
9. Sprinkle 16g of the Cinnamon Layer on top of the batter.
10. Add another 48g of batter on top of the filling.
11. Sprinkle 16g of the Cinnamon Crunch Topping evenly.
12. Bake at 425°F for 5 minutes.
13. Lower the oven temperature and continue baking at 350°F for 15-18 more minutes.

Final Verdict

This was one of the best bakes I have ever made! The cinnamon crunch topping is definitely the star.

What I love about the cinnamon layer is that there’s no butter or flour. So, the sugar and cinnamon really shine! The dutch cocoa simply adds color. I know a lot of recipes call for using the topping for the cinnamon layer, but butter and flour is what makes the crunch, which you don’t get when it’s baked in between the middle of two cakes, so I personally find it’s worth making two separate components to this recipe, but that’s just me.

The coffee cake, to be honest, didn’t really give maple. Cinnamon is just such a dominant flavor, so it’s completely drowned out.

Next time, I want to try a classic sour cream coffee cake, so the tanginess can add something to all that cinnamon. If not, then at least it’ll be a clean palate for the cinnamon.

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