Cranberry Coffee Cake
Christmas is less than a week away. How did that happen? We are anxiously awaiting the arrival of my family. I do have a house to clean and there is always more baking to do, so hopefully the week will go by quickly. I love baking with fresh cranberries during the holiday season. I always make Fresh Cranberry Scones, but this year I also tried a new recipe-Cranberry Coffee Cake.
The fresh cranberries add a pop of color and tartness to the sweet cake. I added in a little orange zest to compliment the cranberries. Cranberry and orange always go well together. We love streusel anything at our house, so I had to add streusel to the middle and top of the cake. The streusel melts inside of the cake creating a sweet tunnel of yum! The streusel topping gives the cake a slight sweet crunch. Be prepared for streusel heaven!
If you have company coming, make this Cranberry Coffee Cake. It is good anytime of the day-for breakfast, brunch, tea time, or dessert. It is a nice festive cake to have around. Make your guests feel at home by letting them help themselves to a slice of Cranberry Coffee Cake. They may never leave:)
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Cranberry Coffee Cake
Yield: Serves 9-12
Cook Time: 40-45 minutes
This easy Cranberry Coffee Cake is made with Greek yogurt, fresh cranberries, and has a streusel filling and topping. Perfect for breakfast, brunch, tea time, or dessert.
Ingredients:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup granulated sugar
Zest of 1 large orange
1/2 cup butter, at room temperature
2 large eggs
1 cup plain Greek Yogurt (I used Chobani)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup fresh cranberriesStreusel Filling and Topping:
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup lightly packed brown sugar
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 stick unsalted butterDirections:
1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease an 8-inch square baking pan and set aside.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set dry ingredients aside.
3. In a small bowl, combine granulated sugar and orange zest. Rub together with your fingers until fragrant. Using an electric mixer, cream together the butter and sugar mixture until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add in the eggs, one at a time, beat until smooth. Beat in the Greek yogurt and vanilla extract. Mix until well combined.
4. Slowly add in the dry ingredients. Mix until just combined. Gently fold in the fresh cranberries.
5. To make the streusel topping and filling, place the flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon in a medium bowl and stir well with a wooden spoon. Work the butter into the mixture with your fingertips until evenly distributed.
6. Pour half of the coffee cake batter into the prepared cake pan and sprinkle with half of the streusel topping/filling. Spoon the remaining batter over the filling, spreading gently. Sprinkle with the remaining streusel.
7. Bake until golden and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 40-45 minutes. Cool to room temperature and serve.
If you like this Cranberry Coffee Cake, you might also like:
- Cranberry Vanilla Coffee Cake from Smitten Kitchen
- Maple Cranberry Coffee Cake from Eats Well With Others
- Cranberry Kuchen from Amanda’s Cookin
- Cranberry Orange Coffee Cake Loaf from Heather’s Dish
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Beautiful! I love coffee cakes with good crunchy stuff on top. And what could be better than cranberries right now?!
Love the festive splash of crans!
I love this, and I want it right now. I love cranberries, and I love crumb cake. Total winner.
This cake looks so good, and with some healthy ingredients in there, it takes away the guilt of indulging. Thanks for providing great recipes.
My 6 year old absolutely loves coffee cake! What a great way to change it up. Perfect holiday twist!
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I think cranberries should go in all sweet things, they add such fun tartness and intrigue.
What a festive Christmas Breakfast idea!
Nice looking coffee cake and so easy to make. Thanks for sharing.
Your coffee cake looks so good. I too like using fresh cranberries this time of the year not just for the taste but it’s so festive looking.
What a fantastic giveaway you have. I’d love to enter but with over 4,000 comments already I’m quite certain I don’t have a prayer.
Good luck with getting all your dishes made before company comes. You’re brave to do all this especially with a new baby – which I’m sure everyone is anxiously waiting to see.
Happy Holidays!
I did really love the cranberry coffee cake that I had made…but I think I like yours better! That double streusel sounds divine!
I have some leftover fresh cranberries and this cake has my name on it!
Love a nice thick layer of crumbs like there is on this coffee cake!
Orange is such a great compliment to cranberries and coffee cake.
Love coffee cake! This looks delicious!
I so need this right now with my coffee! Goodness that looks moist and delicious.
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What a delicious coffee cake!
coffee cake is often too sweet for me so i like the idea of adding in cranberries to balance it out!
I just changed my Christmas morning menu!!! I wish you and your sweet little family a wonderful holiday!
yumm-o I love the cranberry orange combo. This coffee cake looks really tasty! We don’t have company coming but it might be a great new years day brunch idea.
I am so so glad you posted this!!! I had some extra cranberries and needed a recipe to use them! The coffee cake turned out amazing…I’m glad I’m sending it with my husband to take to the AF Base for his guys. I would probably eat it all myself:)
Looks perfect for a holiday brunch! I can’t believe Christmas is so close either!
Mmm.. I love coffee cake with streusel topping! Cranberries are great this season — Happy Holidays
mmmm… I love love baking with fresh cranberries. So much better than the dried variety. This looks like the best coffee cake ever.
This looks yummy. I love cranberries in cake and they are sooo good for you, too!
I would love to have this for breakfast. Such a pretty color!
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I made this a couple of days ago for my mom to take to work, and it was a HUGE hit!! The recipe was so easy to follow, and I will definitely make it again!
Thank you!
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Oh, I also love baking with cranberries over the holidays. I subscribed to your blog because I like reading it so much!
Just made the cranberry coffee cake, and substituted splenda for the white and brown sugar. It is fantastic! Thanks so much for the wonderful recipe.
My son said he was bored of my fresh cranberries recipes, although they are good, he wanted something different. Thanks to Google I landed on your site. I followed the Cranberry Coffee Cake recipe to the letter and YUMMMMMMM! Now it is a staple cranberry recipe in our house and your site just shot up into the top 10 list! After looking at your recipe list I suspect my son will not be bored for a long time. Thank you Two Peas & Your Pod!
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Two Peas replied: — January 2nd, 2012 @ 9:53 am
Glad you enjoyed the cake!
I made this cranberry cake over the weekend, and just wanted you to know how much we all love it! The Greek yogurt is genius – makes this so moist and flavorful. I used 2 cups of frozen cranberries whirled in the food processor, and it was perfect!
Two Peas replied: — January 3rd, 2012 @ 5:35 pm
Hi Donna! So happy you liked the cake. I hope all is well!
Made this last week for dessert and it was delicious! The orange zest was definitely a nice touch:) Love reading your blog, Maria, and Caleb is too cute!!
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this looks SO good!! Have you ever tried doubling it? I’m afraid my family would devour it too fast!
Two Peas replied: — January 8th, 2012 @ 1:14 pm
I haven’t doubled it, but I am sure it would work out great! Just use a 9 by 13 pan and double the ingredients. Enjoy!
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