Dessert of breakfast? You decide but this Cookie Butter Coffee Cake is moist and delicious with a thick layer of cookie butter in the center. It’s topped off with a brown butter glaze and crushed Biscoff cookies.
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Are you a breakfast lover? I don’t eat breakfast on a regular basis but I love breakfast type foods. Does that make sense?
Eggs, toast, pancakes, breakfast casseroles and coffee cakes are some of my favorite type of foods but I don’t actually sit down to eat breakfast in the mornings.
I’m a busy mom and I don’t have time. However, on the weekends and sometimes for dinner, I like to cook a full breakfast for my family. It’s also one of their favorite meals and at the mere scent of bacon, they come running.
I’ve told you before, but we travel to Wyoming every summer for a family reunion. We get together, eat, laugh and drink. We also love to make my grandmother’s recipes so we can all reminisce and enjoy the food she use to make while being together.
For some reason, I always remember my grandmother making this coffee cake. So, I make 2 pans every year so we can enjoy it with our coffee and it’s gone that very morning. There’s also 25 of us in the house, and it’s amazing, so it’s a no wonder it goes so fast.
Like most times when I have a recipe, I like to make it my own. So I present to you, Cookie Butter Coffee cake. I took my grandmother’s recipe, left out the cinnamon swirl in the middle and on the top and added cookie butter and Biscoff cookies. I mean who doesn’t love cookie butter?!
My grandmother’s coffee cake has a delicious streusel on top but I went with a brown butter glaze and crushed cookies on top. It’s literally the icing on the cake. Delicious!
I decided to use a bundt pan for a prettier presentation and it turned out beautiful if you ask me.
The cookie butter is a delicious addition to the butterscotch pudding that is in the mix. It’s sweet, dense and the perfect pairing to your morning cup of coffee.
I also think it’s elegant enough to serve for a brunch and could definitely be eaten as a dessert. I’d warm it up in the microwave and put vanilla ice cream on top YUM!
This Cookie Butter Coffee Cake is next level coffee cake!
Cookie Butter Coffee Cake
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Yield 18 servings
Dessert of breakfast? You decide but this Cookie Butter Coffee Cake is moist and delicious with a thick layer of cookie butter in the center. It's topped off with a brown butter glaze and crushed Biscoff cookies.
Ingredients
Coffee Cake
- 1 (15.25oz) box yellow cake mix
- 2 boxes (3.4 ounce) Jell-O Instant Vanilla Pudding, I used Sugar Free
- 2 boxes (3.4 ounce) Jell-O Instant Butterscotch Pudding, I used Sugar Free
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup cookie butter
Brown Butter Glaze
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 4 teaspoons milk, if needed (I used all 4 teaspoons)
- 6 Biscoff cookies, crushed
Instructions
Coffee Cake
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a bundt pan thoroughly with cooking spray and set aside.
- In a large bowl mix together vanilla cake mix, pudding, eggs, water and oil until combined.
- Pour half of the batter into the prepared pan, spread evenly. Spread cookie butter into the center of the batter. Top with remaining batter.
- Bake in oven for 45 minutes. Remove and cover with aluminum foil. Place back into the oven to bake for an additional 15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Allow to cool in pan for 20 minutes and then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.
Brown Butter Glaze
- Melt butter in a medium heat safe bowl. Whisk in powdered sugar and vanilla. Add milk to thin out glaze, if needed. I used all 4 teaspoons so it was pourable.
- Pour glaze on top of cooled bundt cake and sprinkle with crushed cookies. Cut into 18 slices and serve.
Courses Breakfast
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 18 servings
Amount Per Serving | ||
|---|---|---|
Calories 382 | ||
% Daily Value | ||
Total Fat 23 g | 35% | |
Saturated Fat 5 g | 25% | |
Cholesterol 46 mg | 15% | |
Sodium 478 mg | 20% | |
Total Carbohydrates 41 g | 14% | |
Dietary Fiber 1 g | 4% | |
Sugars 24 g | ||
Protein 3 g | 6% | |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
When I have leftover cookie butter, (is that really as thing?) I love to bake with it. Normally I just eat it out of the jar with a spoon, but I highly recommend you purchase and extra jar and make this cookie butter coffee cake.
It’s super delicious and something you will make time and time again.
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Wendy says
Love that this starts with a boxed mix Meghan. Thanks for joining us today.
Cindy says
I haven’t had cookie butter in a while. I do love the taste. Adding pudding sounds like a great idea!
Karen says
This is beautiful! I love a full breakfast for dinner! It used to be a family treat!
Hezzi-D says
I am addicted to cookie butter! I can’t wait to try this!
Lisa | Garlic & Zest says
I love taking old family recipes and putting my own twist on them — and grandmother’s recipes are ALWAYS the best! This coffeecake looks so decadent — and you’re right, who doesn’t love cookies? True story — every time I flew on Delta, I always asked for extra of those little biscoff cookies — they are so good! I can’t wait to make this one. Maybe for my husband’s birthday in a few weeks…. Lucky him.
Gloria says
Well this would be a TOUGH decision. I would for sure eat it for BOTH LOL!! Love the middle of this cake….what a crowd pleaser this would be. Perfect for an item on the weekend brunch.
Tina says
Sharing other’s recipes makes the best memories. Your Grandmother’s coffee cake sounds amazing and what a nice treat for a family get-together. I’m saving this one for my next family get-together. Thank you for sharing her recipe.
Carmy says
You had me at cookie butter. Combing my two loves of cookie butter and coffee is absolutely genius! I love that dollop of cookie butter in the middle of each slice.
Marisa Franca says
It’s no wonder that everyone snarfed up the coffee cake. What a great filling too. I’d certainly find it hard to resist. In fact I’m drinking coffee right now and I’d love a slice. I’ve already pinned it to make later. YUM!!
Sarah says
A friend gifted me some cookie butter a few years ago- and WOW! It’s so good! I wish I’d had this recipe then though, because I had no idea what to do with it all. I’ll have to pick up another jar!
Amanda says
What perfect timing for me to find this post–I just bought a big jar of cookie butter. I usually eat cookie butter out of the jar with a spoon, too, but I will restrain myself so I can make this cake! 🙂 It looks like the ultimate coffee cake, and I would gladly eat this for dessert or breakfast.
Amy says
Cookie butter is so, so good! But lately I’ve been feeling like I just keep using it in a handful of ways that I already know I love. So this coffee cake came at just the right time since I’ve still got two jars sitting in my cupboard!
Dana says
This is magical! The first time I tried cookie butter was only a few years ago. I’d asked a friend what the best way to eat it would be and her response was, “With a spoon.” I mean, she wasn’t lying. Haha. I’d made cookies with it, thinking I was being all brilliant by making cookies with cookies, (Yo dawg, I heard you like cookies! So I put COOKIES into your COOKIES!), but this right here is above and beyond. Also, I freaking love coffee cake in it’s classic form, so I can’t even imagine the flavor explosion this offers.
imgrum says
The cake looks so great! I can’t live without coffee in the beginning of the day, this cake would be a great breakfast for me. Thank you for sharing the recipe!
Megan | Strawberry Blondie Kitchen says
I can’t live without coffee either and this cookie butter cake goes delicious with a nice cup of joe!
Nicole says
Coffee cake is a favorite with a big mug of coffee or cup of tea. I love this cookie butter coffee cake! Your photos are beautiful!
Sharon Parker says
Question. Recipe calls for 1oz. Boxes of pudding. The small boxes are 3.5 oz. So are you using 2 boxes each of 3.5 oz puddings? 2 vanilla & 2 butterscotch?
Megan | Strawberry Blondie Kitchen says
Hi Sharon! My apologies, they are 3.4 ounce boxes. So yes, 2 (3.4 ounce) of each vanilla and butterscotch.
Carlee says
I cannot wait to wake up to a slice of this. It is what my breakfast dreams are made of!
Kimberly says
Is it possible to double the vanilla pudding amount if our stores here in Hawaii don’t carry the butterscotch form? I seriously need to make this cake hehe
Megan | Strawberry Blondie Kitchen says
What a bummer! Absolutely, that would work!