Christmas Cranberry Streusel Coffee Cake
Christmas Cranberry Streusel Coffee Cake is nice gift to give during the holidays. This one is for our Dental office here in Leamington; Dr. Archer and her crew are the best and they offer kindness all around even in the most difficult of situations. I hope this brings a smile to their faces. Her office does many acts of kindness for our community, and I want them to feel special today.
Cranberries and Christmas go together. For more information on cranberries and their history, this is an easy read: https://kitchenproject.com/history/cranberries/index.htm
The streusel items come together.
Blend all the ingredients for the streusel until they are crumbly.
Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Mix all the dry ingredients in a large bowl and put the yogurt in another.
Alternate the flour and the yogurt until you have creamy mixture.
Place half the batter in the bottom of a spring form pan.
Spread half the streusel mixture over the batter and half the cranberries.
Now add the remainder of the batter and smooth it out.
When it comes out of the oven, let it cool and then remove the rim.
All packaged up and ready to go.
Christmas Cranberry Streusel Coffee Cake
Christmas Cranberry Streusel Coffee Cake makes the perfect gift.
Ingredients
The Streusel
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 cup butter
The Cake
- 1/2 cup butter, margarine or oil
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup plain greek yogurt
- 2 cups cranberries
Instructions
The Streusel
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Blend the brown sugar, flour, cinnamon and butter together until it looks crumbly.
The Cake
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Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Add the eggs one at a time.
Continue with the vanilla.
In another bowl gather all the dry ingredients.
Measure the yogurt into a small bowl.
Set your mixer on low and alternate the dry mixture and the yogurt.
Rinse and dry the cranberries and put them by the streusel mixture.
Prepare a 10 inch springform pan by greasing it.
Spread half the batter into the pan and top with half the streusel and the cranberries.
Top with the remaining batter.
Garnish with the remaining streusel and cranberries.
Place in a 350 F oven for 60 to 80 minutes. ( Check after 60 by inserting a toothpick; it should come out dry)
Let cool for 10 minutes and remove the rim. Then let completely cool and slide the cake off the bottom using a large knife.
Recipe Notes
Cooking time will depend on your oven.
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