Cinnamon Streusel Loaf Cake Recipe with step by step pictures. This Cinnamon is such an aromatic warming spice and adds attractive to baked goods and drinks.

Cinnamon Streusel Loaf Cake
I love cinnamon in cakes, i love the unique flavour and taste it gives to the cake. Plus when i bake anything with cinnamon it is makes the house smells divine. Love it to the core.
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Ingredients for Cinnamon Streusel Loaf Cake Recipe
For Batter:
- All Purpose Flour / Maida - 1 cup / 120 grams
- Baking Powder - 1.5 tsp
- Cinnamon powder - 1 tsp
- Salt - ¼ tsp
- Soft Unsalted Butter - ¼ cup / 60 grams
- Vanilla Essence - 1 tsp
- Sugar - ½ cup / 100 grams
- Egg - 1
- Milk - 5 tablespoon or as needed
For Streusel topping:
- All Purpose Flour / Maida - 4 tbsp
- Sugar - 3 tbsp
- Cinnamon Powder - 1 tsp
- Cold Unsalted Butter - 2 tbsp
- Badam / Almonds - ¼ cup chopped


How to Make Cinnamon Streusel Loaf Cake
- Preheat the oven to 180 degree C. Prepare a loaf pan by buttering it on all sides and flouring it well. Set aside.
- Now start by making the streusel topping. Take flour, sugar, cinnamon powder in a bowl.
- Add in cold butter cubes and use a fork to press it so it forms into crumbles.
- Add in badam and fork it through. Now set this in fridge till you make the batter.
- Now make the batter. Take flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon powder in a bowl and mix well
- Take butter, sugar and vanilla in a bowl and beat till it gets creamy.
- Now add in egg and beat well.
- Add in half of the flour mix and mix well. Add in milk and fold well.
- Add in the remaining flour and mix well.
- Pour this batter into the prepared pan. Top with the streusel topping.
- Bake it for 35 to 40 mins, insert a skewer to see whether the cake is done, if the skewer comes out clean then it is done.
- Remove it and cool it completely.
- Invert to a cooling rack and slice and serve.


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Cinnamon Streusel Loaf Cake Recipe
Ingredients
- For Batter:
- 1 cup All Purpose Flour 120 grams
- 1.5 teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1 teaspoon Cinnamon powder
- ¼ teaspoon Salt
- ¼ cup Unsalted Butter 60 grams
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Essence
- ½ cup Sugar 100 grams
- 1 Egg
- 5 tablespoon or as needed Milk
- For Streusal topping:
- 4 tablespoon All Purpose Flour / Maida
- 3 tablespoon Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Cinnamon Powder
- 2 tablespoon Cold Unsalted Butter
- ¼ cup Badam / Almonds chopped
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180 degree C. Prepare a loaf pan by buttering it on all sides and flouring it well. Set aside.
- Now start by making the streusal topping. Take flour, sugar, cinnamon powder in a bowl.
- Add in cold butter cubes and use a fork to press it so it forms into crumbles.
- Add in badam and fork it through. Now set this in fridge till you make the batter.
- Now make the batter. Take flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon powder in a bowl and mix well
- Take butter, sugar and vanilla in a bowl and beat till it gets creamy.
- Now add in egg and beat well.
- Add in half of the flour mix and mix well. Add in milk and fold well.
- Add in the remaining flour and mix well.
- Pour this batter into the prepared pan. Top with the streusal topping.
- Bake it for 35 to 40 mins, insert a skewer to see whether the cake is done, if the skewer comes out clean then it is done.
- Remove it and cool it completely.
- Invert to a cooling rack and slice and serve.
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Cinnamon Streusel Loaf Cake Recipe Step by Step
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First start by making the streusel topping |
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Take flour and sugar in a bowl |
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add in cinnamon and cold butter |
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fork it through |
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Now it has started resembling a coarse mix |
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Add in chopped almonds |
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fork it through |
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Put it in fridge till the batter is done |
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Now take your batter ingredients |
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Prepare a loaf pan |
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Take flour in a bowl |
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add in salt |
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baking powder |
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add in cinnamon powder |
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mix well |
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Take butter in a bowl |
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add in sugar |
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add a dash of vanilla |
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beat till creamy |
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once it has turned light and fluffy |
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add in 1 egg |
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beat well |
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add in half of the flour |
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and milk |
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now add in the remaining flour |
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fold well |
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pour it into a loaf pan |
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add in streusel topping |
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top the streusel over the cake |
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Bake it |
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remove it and slice and serve |
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So soft and so moist |
Kurinji
soft and yummy cake...
Jayanthi Sindhiya
Beautiful cake! Love the streusal topping
aarthi dhanraj
Hello aarthi 🙂 im taking my kids to dhubai on this pongal vacation.thot of trying this n taking with me.i want some real foods with me.like rasam paste, breads,banana chips etc..u hav any idea wich type of snaks or foods wil thrive long?for vacations? Sory for the disturbamce but u r the one i cud turn to now with same taste n wavelenth dear 🙂
Aarthi
@aarthi dhanrajYou can take some cookies, pulliyogare mix, lemon rice mix, with your it will last long..
Avni
Hello Aarthi
Yummy recipe.
Is their any subsitute for egg.
Thanks & regards dear
Avni
Aarthi
@Avnino sub for eggs. u need that
Anonymous
Hi Aarthi.. I baked it.. and it turned out wonderfully delicious... have my guests coming tomorrow.. can I refrigerate it and then microwave it tomorrow? if yes, for how many minutes? Please let me know.