Bisquick Coffee Cake Recipe | Nostalgic and Delicious

05/08/2019 · Kelly Rowe · 42 Comments

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A nostalgic recipe that is a perfect combination of moist and crunchy! This Bisquick Coffee Cake recipe is easy to whip up and will become a weekend favorite! Oh, did I mention the streusel?

Bisquick Coffee Cake

It is no secret that I absolutely LOVE breakfast foods. Over the last few years, I feel like we eat a lot more breakfast food than usual.. and sometimes we enjoy it for dinner too! Yep, breakfast for dinner… for the win!

Have you ever just woken up on a Saturday morning and craved a piece of warm coffee cake to enjoy with your cup of coffee? Please tell me I’m not alone here (haha!) Well, if you’ve had these cravings, you know what comes next. Getting up and making an all-time favorite, Bisquick Coffee Cake.

Simple Coffee Cake Recipe

Every time I make this recipe, I’m flooded with memories of when my sister and I were roomies back in the day (here in Springfield, MO). We made this coffee cake on more Saturday mornings than I can remember. It’s probably safe to say it was a weekend roomie tradition. Haha!

I actually get a little sentimental when I think about the silly things the two of us did. Late nights where we decided to whip up chocolate chip cookie dough to stand in the kitchen eating it raw by the spoonfuls as we talked about life, jobs, boys, etc.

Grabbing Chinese food on a Friday night to stay in and watch a movie. I love my sister and I wouldn’t trade those memories for anything! This post is for you, Kristine! Thanks for the memories, I hope you enjoy the walk down memory lane. Gigantic Hugs!

Ready for the recipe? This used to be on the back of the Bisquick box years ago. Thankfully I’m a recipe hoarder, so I’ve had this in my good ole’ recipe box for many years. Enjoy!

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Bisquick Coffee Cake

Prep Time10 minutes mins

Cook Time25 minutes mins

Ingredients

Cake

2 cups Bisquick
2/3 cup water or milk
1 egg
2 tablespoons sugar

Streusel

1/3 cup Bisquick
1/3 cup brown sugar, packed
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons butter

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Grease an 8"x8" or 9"x9" square (or round) baking dish.
Mix cake ingredients and pour in baking dish.
Mix streusel ingredients with a fork or pastry mixer until crumbly.
Spread topping mix over cake mixture.
Bake for 25 minutes.

Notes

For extra streusel topping, double the streusel topping ingredients.

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It is a super easy, delicious cake! Hmmm…care to join me for a piece and some coffee? And be sure to check out these delicious cake recipes too!

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*This post was originally published on October 9th, 2012.

Original Bisquick Coffee Cake photo from 2012

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Danni Baird says
10/09/2012 at 6:05 am

i remember making this in home ec in Jr. High!!
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- Kelly says
  10/11/2012 at 8:07 pm
  
  See, this recipe is a blast from the past… hopefully you have fond memories of Jr. High. Hugs to you friend!!!
- Sterling McMannis says
  08/31/2019 at 8:49 pm
  
  Love it lots! Glad you posted the recipe 😁I used to make it often, but haven’t made it since they took it off the box! How can a body forget something so simple 😜😂
Jill @ Create.Craft.Love. says
10/09/2012 at 7:17 am

Girl, I STILL make this coffee cake at least once a month. One of my all time faves from childhood. Sometimes I double the streussel and work it into the batter. (OMG – delish!) But most of the time, I just add a little vanilla and cinnamon to the batter for an extra punch. Now I want some! =)
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- Kelly says
  10/11/2012 at 8:09 pm
  
  Jill — this just made me smile. Maybe we need to have a coffee cake date once a month and this can be the star of the show {hee-hee}. I’ll have to give that vanilla and cinnamon a try. Hope you had a great week. Hugs.
Cassie says
10/09/2012 at 7:47 am

This looks good. I normally just by a box one to make but I am going to try this!
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- Kelly says
  10/11/2012 at 8:09 pm
  
  Give it a try, girlie 🙂 You’ll love it — the whole family will! xo
Erin @ How to Nest for Less says
10/09/2012 at 7:53 am

Looks delicious!
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- Kelly says
  10/11/2012 at 8:10 pm
  
  Thanks so much, Erin! Hugs.
Raquel says
10/09/2012 at 8:29 am

I make this cake a couple of times a year. Can’t beat it for ease and taste 🙂
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- Kelly says
  10/11/2012 at 8:11 pm
  
  Yay! It’s a great recipe — and you can’t beat the ease and taste. You hit the nail on the head, Raquel. Have a fabulous weekend.
kristine says
10/09/2012 at 2:48 pm
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awww! thanks sis. yes, those memories are definately cherished ones. 🙂 …and the coffee cake is YUMMO!
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- Kelly says
  10/11/2012 at 8:12 pm
  
  HUGS! Love you!
Melissa B says
10/09/2012 at 4:47 pm

This looks yummmy! =)
Thanks for sharing.
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- Kelly says
  10/11/2012 at 8:13 pm
  
  Hi Melissa! Thanks so much… give it a try and let me know what you think 🙂
Gina says
10/09/2012 at 4:48 pm

Oh my gosh- are you kidding me!!! YUM! I will surely be making this to have with coffee
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- Kelly says
  10/11/2012 at 8:14 pm
  
  Hi Gina! It’s is full of YUM 🙂 I’ll keep an eye out for your post! Hugs.
Camille says
10/09/2012 at 5:08 pm

Oh myyyyy…I have everything I need. I see dessert for tonight – to heck with waiting for breakfast! Looks delish! Thanks for sharing and for sharing your memories. 🙂
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- Kelly says
  10/11/2012 at 8:20 pm
  
  Thanks so much for stopping by and if you did make this for dessert — I hope you loved it! Hugs.
Amanda Padgett says
10/09/2012 at 9:26 pm

I made this coffee cake in the early years of my marriage, but haven’t made it in a long while! I have two boxes of Bisquick in my pantry, so I think I’ll make this recipe this w/end and bring back some good memories for my husband and I. ♥
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- Kelly says
  10/11/2012 at 8:21 pm
  
  Awww, Amanda! This just made me smile. I hope you do make it soon — and make some more great memories. Hugs to you friend.
Sandra @Beneath this Roof, Within these Walls says
10/09/2012 at 10:50 pm

Yummy! So sweet that you have such precious memories of the time spent as a roomie with your sister. And in my neck of the woods, too. I am not far from Springfield. Great little city. (Little compared to a big city, huge compared to my tiny town). I think the absolute perfect light breakfast is coffeecake and a couple pots of coffee.
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- Kelly says
  10/11/2012 at 8:25 pm
  
  Hi Sandra! We spoke earlier today via e-mail. Springfield has such a special place in my heart. I think you might be right — coffeecake and coffee is a perfect pair for breakfast. Have a fabulous weekend. HUGS!
Claire @ Polkadot Pretties says
10/10/2012 at 8:02 am

This looks yummy thank you for sharing 🙂
Claire x
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- Kelly says
  10/11/2012 at 8:25 pm
  
  Thanks so much, Claire! Have a great weekend. Hugs.
Kristin @ Little Corbin Hill says
10/15/2012 at 10:04 am

This looks really good and really easy! My kind of snack, lol.
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nest of posies says
10/15/2012 at 11:07 am

i love any kind of coffee cake! looks yummy!
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- Kelly says
  10/15/2012 at 10:22 pm
  
  Thanks, Kellie! You’re too sweet… Wish we could get better acquainted over a slice and a cup of joe 🙂
Colleen Lewis says
05/26/2013 at 3:40 pm

maybe they need to take a trip down memory lane on their boxes again
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Verlaine says
07/24/2018 at 1:10 pm

Thanks for posting this! My roommate used to make this for us often. I’m building a cookbook for my granddaughter, and this is a must include! It brings back good memories, and hoping to build some more. I wonder why they stopped printing it on the package?!
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Mike says
08/31/2018 at 1:12 pm

My son asked if I would make this coffee cake for his birthday because he loves it. Will do.
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Sergio says
11/15/2018 at 8:42 am

I was looking for a few ingredient breakfast cake recipe that would be quick and tasty; this one did it for me.
Next time I may add a little more sugar but as the recipe stands, it is a delicious cake: not heavy and perfect with that first cup of coffee.
I was able to tip-toe around the apartment while everyone was sleeping (at 5:30 AM) and I put this together without making a sound!!! My little girl woke up and squealed, “Daddy when did you make THIS???” (LOL!!)
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Jeanie says
02/26/2019 at 6:20 am

I just put in Bisquick coffee cake and there you were. Thank you so much for being there as I have long since lost the recipe. I will now make up for lost time. Thanks again for being there and sharing, Jeanie
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Karen says
05/09/2019 at 7:59 am

Can’t wait to make this. Thank You!
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Cathy s chapman says
09/28/2019 at 11:12 pm

I to, used to make this in my younger days. It’s been along time, but when I see a box of Bisquick, this coffee cake is what I think of.
I am going to get some brown sugar and make me some.
It is so easy, and so good. I can’t wait. Thanks for the recipe.
Cathy S. Chapman
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Joseph says
10/08/2019 at 9:27 am

PeaceBeWithYou ,,,,,just remembering my moms coffee cake wit sliced apples pushed into top on an angle like a deck of cards so looked for a recipe and ,,hello recipe bought Bisquick last week look at dat box every day ,just waiting I guess for it to open mix and bake me a cake ,,,,,,,AllI need is da apples ,,,,,,but Im goin wit strusil for now tanks good lady ,,,,
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Virginia Ray says
02/09/2020 at 10:49 am

Yes fond memories! Rare moments when we ran outta cold cereal, mom a full time nurse and evening classes, would bake us the coffee cake, fast forward as an adult, we had a meeting and the cooks prepared breakfast, I ate the coffee cake and I could have cried, I searched for this recipe for at least 4 years, back then we didn’t have the internet, I went to libraries, my mother in law came to visit us, she prepared the Chicken and Dumplings, and I saw the pic of the coffee cake and remembered Mom always had a box of Bisquick, I found my recipe! I now make occasionally in the 35 years I’ve had this recipe, it’s no longer on the box, so now I Google the recipe. One is on the oven now.
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Brittany says
04/11/2020 at 12:59 pm

It was not sweet and the topping was not enough for entire cake. Only two tablespoons of sugar,really?
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- Kelly Rowe says
  04/13/2020 at 6:41 pm
  
  Hi Brittany. This is the original Bisquick Coffee Cake recipe. Sorry to hear you didn’t enjoy it. Cheers.
Bridget says
05/04/2020 at 9:09 pm

Hi Kelly my Mom and I were talking about this recipe over Easter Sunday
My Mom used to make this coffee cake years ago
I had a box of Bisquick but no recipe on the box
so I Googled it and read your recipe and just made it
So good I will be making another tomorrow for my Mom
Thank you for sharing the recipe
Sincerely , Bridget
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Robert says
10/26/2023 at 7:50 pm

Was there a mention of freezing the butter for better results on your original? May just be my memory playing games with me… Anywho, love this recipe. Thanks
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- Kelly Rowe says
  10/27/2023 at 2:58 pm
  
  Hi Bob! No, there was no mention of that — is that something I should try? I’m with you on loving this recipe — it’s a classic. Have a blessed day!

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