Make Ahead Coffee Cake Recipes

MAKE-AHEAD SOUR CREAM COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Grease and flour a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Beat butter and white sugar in a bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
• Beat eggs and sour cream into butter mixture until smooth.
• Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg, and salt together in a bowl until thoroughly combined; stir into the sour cream mixture to make a batter.
• Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish.
• Mix the brown sugar, pecans, and cinnamon in a bowl; sprinkle the mixture over the batter.
• Cover the baking dish with plastic wrap and chill 8 hours to overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Remove plastic wrap from the dish; bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of the coffee cake comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes.

REBECCA LANG'S EASY MAKE-AHEAD COFFEE CAKE IS PERFECT FOR HOLIDAY BRUNCHES

Steps:

• Cake In a large bowl, beat ¾ cup butter on medium speed until creamy. Gradually add granulated sugar and ½ cup brown sugar, beating well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until blended after each addition. In a medium bowl, combine 2 cups flour and next 4 ingredients (through ¼ tsp cinnamon). In a small bowl, combine sour cream, heavy cream and vanilla. With mixer speed on low, add flour mixture to butter mixture alternately with sour cream mixture, beginning and ending with flour. Allow each addition to fully incorporate before adding next. Scrape batter into a greased and floured 13-by-9-inch pan. Cover tightly; chill 8-24 hours. Preheat oven to 350°F. Let batter stand at room temperature 30 minutes. Nut Crumble Combine all ingredients for Nut Crumble. Sprinkle over batter. Bake 32-35 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Icing Stir together ingredients for icing until glossy and looks like ribbons when spoon is lifted from bowl. Drizzle over warm cake.

MAKE-AHEAD COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy; beat in 1 egg at a time. In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, nutmeg and salt; beat into creamed mixture alternately with sour cream. Spread into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish., Mix brown sugar, pecans and cinnamon; sprinkle over top. Refrigerate, covered, overnight., Preheat oven to 350°. Remove coffee cake from refrigerator while oven heats. Bake, uncovered, until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 35-40 minutes., Cool on a wire rack 10 minutes. Mix icing ingredients; drizzle over warm coffee cake.

IMPOSSIBLY EASY BANANA BREAD COFFEE CAKE (WITH MAKE-AHEAD DIRECTIONS)

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with shortening or cooking spray.
• In large bowl, stir mashed bananas, granulated sugar, milk, oil, cinnamon and eggs. Stir in 2 2/3 cups Bisquick mix and 3/4 cup walnuts; fold in banana slices. Pour mixture into pan.
• In medium bowl, mix Streusel ingredients, cutting in butter with pastry blender or fork until crumbly. Sprinkle over mixture in pan.
• Bake 30 to 36 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Cut into 4 rows by 3 rows. Drizzle with maple syrup just before serving.
• Make-Ahead Directions: Make as directed through step 3. Cover and refrigerate up to 12 hours. Uncover, and bake as directed in step 4.

OVERNIGHT COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Cream butter and add sugar gradually.
• Beat at medium speed until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs one at a time and beat.
• Add sour cream and mix well.
• Combine flour and next 4 ingredients.
• Add to creamed mixture and mix well.
• Pour into greased and floured 13x9 pan.
• Combine brown sugar, pecans and cinnamon.
• Sprinkle evenly over batter.
• Cover and chill 8 hours.
• Uncover and bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 45 minutes or til wooden pick comes out clean.

OVERNIGHT COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Lightly grease an 8 inch square baking pan. In a large bowl, cream together the butter, white sugar, and 1/4 cup brown sugar. Beat in the egg until well blended. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. Stir the flour mixture into the creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk. Spread evenly into the prepared baking pan.
• In a small bowl, mix 1/4 cup brown sugar, walnuts, and 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon. Sprinkle over the batter. Cover, and refrigerate overnight.
• The next day, preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bake the cake for 40 to 45 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

OVERNIGHT BLUEBERRY COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• In a bowl, beat egg, and 1/2 cup sugar.
• Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in medium sized bowl.
• Alternate adding egg mixture and then the milk to flour mixture; beating well after each addition.
• Stir in melted butter.
• Fold in blueberries.
• Pour into a greased 8 inch square pan, sprinkle with 2 tablespoons of remaining sugar.
• Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Next morning, remove from refrigerator and put on counter for 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Bake for 30-35 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.