Cranberry Streusel Coffee Cake
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Here’s an interesting cranberry cake recipe you don’t see very often. A Streusel Coffee Cake with cranberries. Many people like it with apple, but that’s because they haven’t tried it with cranberries yet, the most awesome food on the planet. It brings tart to balance the sweet, an infusion of nutrition, and makes you notice that it’s there, without overpowering the main event. A food that likes to stay in the shadow, yet having such influence. Try it out and see … 👨🍳
Cranberry Streusel Coffee Cake
Servings
8-10
Slices
Prep time
15
Minutes
Cooking time
40
Minutes
Type
Cakes
Streusel
Ingredients
STREUSEL TOPPING
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½ cup flour
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1/3 cup brown sugar
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½ tsp cinnamon
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¼ cup unsalted butter, melted
CAKE BATTER
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1 1/2 cups flour
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2 tsp baking powder
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1/2 tsp salt
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1/2 cup sugar
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1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
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2 large eggs
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1 tsp vanilla
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1/2 cup milk
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1 ½ cups fresh or frozen cranberries
Directions
- Preheat Oven – Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9-inch round cake pan and set aside.
- Batter – In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder. Add melted butter, milk, eggs, and vanilla. Stir until smooth. Add cranberries and mix gently, then pour into pan.
- Streusel – In a small bowl, mix flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Stir in melted butter until crumbly.
- Top Cake – Evenly sprinkle the streusel over the batter.
- Bake – Bake for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Cool – Cool for 10 minutes, then slice and serve.
- Enjoy ✨
Notes
- Storage – Store covered at room temperature for up to 3 days or in the fridge for up to 6 days.
- More Berries – Add blueberries or raspberries for more berry flavor.
- Crunch – Add chopped pecans or walnuts to the streusel to make it crunchy.
- Serving Tip – Streusel cake is really good served warm with coffee, tea, or a spoonful of whipped cream.
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The topping is the best Part!
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OTHER CRANBERRY CAKE RECIPES
If you enjoyed this, Cranberry Streusel Coffee Cake recipe, you may enjoy these other cranberry cake recipes below:
- ⬤ Cranberry Pumpkin Upside Down Cake Recipe
- ⬤ Cinnamon Cranberry Cheesecake
- ⬤ Sparkling Cranberry Cheesecake
- ⬤ Christmas Cranberry Coffee Cake
- ⬤ Christmas Cranberry Cake – Basic
- ⬤ Christmas Cranberry Pound Cake
- ⬤ Cinnamon Cranberry Cheesecake
- ⬤ Vegan Cranberry Orange Bundt Cake
As long as it has cranberries in it, your recipe will be divine. See the next section on how to “level up” this recipe even more, and bring it to a whole new level. Then browse the other cranberry recipes on cranby.com
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IMPRESS YOUR GUESTS!
MAKE IT BETTER
Serving this cake warm is really how you bring out it’s flavor. Try it and add, whipped mascarpone or cream cheese frosting for extra richness, French vanilla ice cream for a sweet hot/cold contrast, or cranberry topping to bring even more fruitiness.
– Bundt Madness
Instead of a round cake, bake it in a Bundt pan for a more elegant shape, then dust with powdered sugar for that classic finish Bundt cakes have.
– Nuts
Stir in chopped pecans, walnuts, or almonds to the streusel topping and toast the nuts before adding them in. It gives you a much deeper, roasted flavor.
– Creamy Filling
Add a sweet cream cheese layer between the batter and streusel. In this case you would pour half the batter into the cake pan, then prepare a sweet cream cheese mix using; 8 oz (1 block) cream cheese, softened, ¼ cup granulated sugar, 1 egg yolk, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Stir them all in a separate bowl and then spread gently over the batter in the pan, making sure it doesn’t touch the edges. Then you pour the rest of the batter on top and proceed as above.
– Extra Moist
Try these two things if you want it extra moist; 1. Replace half the milk with sour cream or Greek yogurt, 2. Brush the warm cake with a light honey or butter glaze.
– Serve with Drinks
Serve with spiced cranberry cider if it’s holiday season, or offer a cinnamon latte or chai tea if it’s not. … 🎄
Best Served Warm
