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Whole wheat snack cake

Whole Wheat Cinnamon Snack Cake

April 3, 2024
This whole wheat cinnamon snack cake is a simple and delicious treat to make for any occasion. Made with whole wheat and not too sweet, this cake is a wholesome bake that is sure to become another favorite in your house.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Breakfast, Snack
Servings 9 servings

Equipment

  • 8x8 pan

Ingredients
  

Cinnamon crumb topping

  • 1 ¼ cup whole wheat flour (150 g)
  • ⅓ + ¼ cup coconut sugar (85 g)
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp kosher salt
  • 8 TBS melted butter (113 g)

Cake

Dry ingredients

  • 1 ¼ cup whole wheat flour (150 g)
  • ¼ cup coconut sugar (35 g)
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ¼ tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp kosher salt

Wet ingredients

  • ½ cup milk (145 g) room temp
  • 1 TBS vinegar I used apple cider vinegar
  • 4 TBS melted butter (57 g)
  • 1 whole egg room temp
  • 1 TBS vanilla extract

Instructions
 

  • Put oven rack in the middle position. Heat your oven to 350℉. Grease an 8 x 8 baking dish and set aside.

Make the topping

  • In a microwave safe bowl, melt the butter for the crumb topping in 10 second bursts until fully melted. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, cinnamon, and salt for the crumb topping. Make a well in the flour mixture, and pour in the melted butter. Using a fork, mix together until there is no more dry flour. The mixture should be coarse and crumbly. Set aside.
    ⅓ + ¼ cup coconut sugar, 8 TBS melted butter, 1 tsp cinnamon, ¼ tsp kosher salt, 1 ¼ cup whole wheat flour

Make cake batter

  • In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt together. Set aside.
    ¼ cup coconut sugar, 1 ¼ cup whole wheat flour, 1 tsp baking powder, ¼ tsp baking soda, ½ tsp cinnamon, ¼ tsp kosher salt
  • In a large bowl, mix together the milk and vinegar. Let sit for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, melt the butter for the cake the same way you melted the butter for the topping. Let butter cool.
    ½ cup milk, 1 TBS vinegar, 4 TBS melted butter
  • After milk has thickened, add in the cooled melted butter, crack in the egg, and pour in the vanilla. Whisk together until homogenous.
    1 whole egg, 1 TBS vanilla extract
  • Add the dry ingredients in the wet ingredients. Fold together until no more dry flour remains.
  • Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish. Spread the batter into an even layer. Evenly sprinkle the topping onto the batter.
  • Bake on the center rack for 25 minutes.
  • Let cool for 10 minutes before cutting and enjoying.

Notes

  • Make sure milk and egg are at room temp or else the cold temperature might make the butter solidify.
  • To quickly get eggs to room temp: Submerge un-cracked egg(s) into a bowl of room temp water. After about 5 minutes, the egg(s) will be at room temp.
Keyword cake, Whole Wheat