I {love} breakfast foods, although I don’t seem to make or eat them as much as I’d like. It’s usually fruit or yogurt {giggle}. A weekend or two ago, I was laying in bed on a Saturday morning looking through my Instagram feed (you can follow me here). The number of breakfast food pics were making me cRaZy. So do you know what I did? I got up and marched my butt downstairs and decided to whip up an oldie, but a goodie: Bisquick Coffee Cake.
The entire time I was pulling this recipe together, I was flooded with memories of when my sister and I were roomies in Springfield, MO. We made this coffee cake on more Saturday mornings than I can even remember. 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 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. Gigantic Hugs!
Ingredients
2 cups Bisquick
2/3 cup water or milk
1 egg
2 tablespoons sugar
1/3 cup Bisquick
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Grease an 8"x8" or 9"x9" square baking dish.
- Mix cake ingredients and pour in baking dish.
- Mix topping ingredients with a fork or pastry mixer until crumbly.
- Spread topping mix over cake mixture.
- Bake for 25 minutes.
Notes
This recipe used to appear on the back of the Bisquick Box.

Enjoy! It is a super easy, delicious cake!
Hmmm…care to join me for a piece and some coffee?
I’ll be partying {here, here, here and here}.
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i remember making this in home ec in Jr. High!!
See, this recipe is a blast from the past… hopefully you have fond memories of Jr. High. Hugs to you friend!!!
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! =)
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.
This looks good. I normally just by a box one to make but I am going to try this!
Give it a try, girlie
You’ll love it — the whole family will! xo
Looks delicious!
Thanks so much, Erin! Hugs.
I make this cake a couple of times a year. Can’t beat it for ease and taste
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.
awww! thanks sis. yes, those memories are definately cherished ones.
…and the coffee cake is YUMMO!
HUGS! Love you!
This looks yummmy! =)
Thanks for sharing.
Hi Melissa! Thanks so much… give it a try and let me know what you think
Oh my gosh- are you kidding me!!! YUM! I will surely be making this to have with coffee
Hi Gina! It’s is full of YUM
I’ll keep an eye out for your post! Hugs.
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.
Thanks so much for stopping by and if you did make this for dessert — I hope you loved it! Hugs.
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. ♥
Awww, Amanda! This just made me smile. I hope you do make it soon — and make some more great memories. Hugs to you friend.
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.
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!
This looks yummy thank you for sharing
Claire x
Thanks so much, Claire! Have a great weekend. Hugs.
This looks really good and really easy! My kind of snack, lol.
i love any kind of coffee cake! looks yummy!
Thanks, Kellie! You’re too sweet… Wish we could get better acquainted over a slice and a cup of joe
maybe they need to take a trip down memory lane on their boxes again