This chai spiced coffee cake took my breakfast expectations up to a whole new level. The cake is fluffy and moist, while having a thick layer of the sweet chai filling and crumble topping. Coffee cake just reminds me of growing up and having a sleep over with friends. On Saturday mornings, my mom would typically throw some frozen cinnamon rolls in the oven or make coffee cake. Just the way it made the house smell always had me so excited about breakfast. Ofcourse we always made the boxed version of coffee cake, and I absolutely had no complaints about that. Little did I know how good the homeade version would be. Plus with the chai spice addition, it takes the coffee cake to a whole new level. It will leave all the fall feels with the sweet and warm spices.

Ingredients

This chai coffee cake starts with a simple cake. I made the cake gluten free, but prepare it however you prefer. It starts with some gluten free flour. The moist texture comes from some softened butter, a little applesauce, and some dairy free milk. It is sweetened with a little bit of cane sugar, but most of the sweetness comes from the filling and crumble.

The best part of the cake is the filling and the topping. This give the coffee cake the warm sweetness, and also the classic crunchy texture on the top. They are both similar, with just a couple added ingredients for the crumble.

For the crumble I added in some oats and a little coconut oil for optimal crunch. The filling melts into the cake to ensure plenty of the warm chai spice in every bite. Plus there is plenty of the filling to create a thick layer of that warm sweetness. The chai crumble is the perfect finishing touch to make the coffee cake.

I mixed a variety of spices to make a homeade chai spice, but you can also just buy a store bought blend. I love using it not only in this coffee cake, but in my Chai Snickerdoodles. I always have all the spices on hand so then I can make any fall recipes or drinks all fall and winter long. This coffee cake not only makes the house smell like fall, but every bite is just heavenly with a mouth full of this chai spiced cake. It is a lightened up version of traditional coffee cake made even better with chai spiced blended in. A breakfast staple all fall and winter long!