Struesel Coffee Cake Recipes

CINNAMON STREUSEL COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.
• Combine brown sugar, flour, and cinnamon in a bowl; mix with an electric mixer until sugar clumps are broken up. Add melted butter; mix until thoroughly blended. Stir in pecans by hand. Set filling aside.
• Blend sifted flour, baking powder, and salt together in a large bowl. Combine sugar, shortening, and egg in a second large bowl; mix with an electric mixer until thoroughly combined. Add milk and mix on low speed. Stir in dry ingredients.
• Spread 1/4 of the batter into each of the prepared cakes pan and spread 1/4 of the streusel filling over each. Repeat once more, spreading layers evenly.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes.

STREUSEL COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350*.
• Prepare streusel.
• Mix all ingredients until crumbly.
• Beat remaining ingredients in large mixer bowl on low speed 30 seconds.
• Beat on medium speed, scraping bowl occasionally, 2 minutes.
• Spread half of the batter in greased oblong pan, 13x9x2" or square pan, 9x9x2"; sprinkle with half the streusel.
• Top with remaining batter; sprinkle with remaining streusel.
• Bake until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, 35-40 minutes.

CINNAMON STREUSEL COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Make the streusel topping: Mix together flour, 3/4 cup brown sugar, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, and 1 teaspoon salt. Cut in butter using a pastry cutter or rub in with your fingers until small to medium clumps form. Mix in 1/2 cup pecans. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• Make the streusel center: Mix together remaining 1/4 cup brown sugar, 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, and 1 cup pecans.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Make the cake: Butter a 9-inch tube pan with a removable bottom. Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, and 1/2 teaspoon salt into a bowl.
• Beat butter and granulated sugar with a mixer on medium speed until pale and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, then vanilla. Beat in flour mixture in 3 additions, alternating with sour cream, beginning and ending with flour. Continue to beat until well combined.
• Spoon half the batter into pan. Sprinkle streusel center mixture evenly over batter. Top with remaining batter, and spread evenly using an offset spatula. Sprinkle streusel topping mixture evenly over batter.
• Bake until cake is golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 55 minutes. Transfer pan to a wire rack, and let cool completely. Remove cake from pan, and transfer to parchment.
• Make the glaze: Mix together confectioners' sugar and milk. Drizzle over cake, and let drip down sides. Let set for 5 minutes before serving.

GRAHAM STREUSEL COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the cracker crumbs, brown sugar, pecans and cinnamon. Stir in butter; set aside. Prepare cake mix according to package directions. , Pour half of the batter into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Sprinkle with half of the graham cracker mixture. Carefully spoon the remaining batter on top. Sprinkle with the remaining graham cracker mixture., Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Combine confectioners' sugar and milk; drizzle over coffee cake.

DOUBLE THE STREUSEL COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder and salt.
• Add the sugar.
• Blend the 1/4 cup oil into the flour and sugar mixture until it is like cornmeal texture.
• In another bowl, combine the egg, milk and vanilla.
• Add to the flour mixture. Stir only enough to mix.
• Pour 1/2 mixture in a greased 8" pan.
• Combine the streusel ingredients, and sprinkle 1/2 of the streusel on the cake batter.
• Add remaining batter on top, and sprinkle with the other 1/2 streusel.
• Bake in a 350 degree oven for 25 minutes.
• You may drizzle with a thin powdered sugar icing, if desired.

STREUSEL COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Grease 9-inch round pan. In small bowl, stir streusel ingredients until crumbly; set aside.
• In medium bowl, mix coffee cake ingredients until blended. Spread in pan. Sprinkle with streusel.
• Bake 18 to 22 minutes or until golden brown.

STREUSEL COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder and soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream, beating well after each addition. , Spoon half of batter into a greased 10-in. tube pan. Combine topping ingredients; sprinkle half over batter. Add remaining batter and topping. , Bake at 350° for 45 minutes or until done. Cool in pan on wire rack for 10 minutes before removing from pan to cool completely. For icing, combine all ingredients until smooth; drizzle over cake.

CARDAMOM STREUSEL COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake cardamom pods on a rimmed baking sheet until fragrant, about 10 minutes. Transfer sheet to a wire rack; let cool completely. Finely grind cardamom in a spice grinder. Pass through a large-mesh sieve; set aside.
• Make the streusel: Whisk flour, brown sugar, 3/4 teaspoon ground cardamom, and the salt in a medium bowl. Cut in butter with a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs; set aside.
• Coat a 10-inch nonstick angel food cake pan with cooking spray; set aside.
• Make the cake: Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, 3/4 teaspoon ground cardamom, the cinnamon, and salt into a medium bowl. Put butter and sugar into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment; mix on medium-high speed until pale and fluffy. Reduce speed to medium. Mix in eggs, 1 at a time. Reduce speed to low. Add flour mixture in 2 batches, alternating with the yogurt. Mix in vanilla.
• Spoon half of the batter into prepared pan. Sprinkle with 2 1/2 cups streusel. Top with remaining batter. Squeeze remaining streusel into large and small clumps; sprinkle on top of batter. Bake until golden brown and a cake tester inserted into center comes out clean, 50 to 60 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack; let cool 10 to 15 minutes. Remove cake from pan by slightly raising removable center piece; invert onto baking sheet, and then reinvert onto wire rack to cool completely.