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Cranberry Orange Coffee Cake

Cranberry Orange Coffee cake is a moist orange-flavored cake with tangy cranberries topped with a crunchy crumble and an orange glaze. A simple coffee that is big on flavor.
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Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: orange cranberry coffee cake, orange coffee cake, cranberry coffee cake
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 33 minutes
Servings: 9 servings
Calories: 368kcal
Author: Dawn Yucuis

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 3/4 cups sugar
  • Zest from 1 orange
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 1/4 cup coarsely chopped cranberries

Crumble topping

  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup softened butter

Orange Icing

  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 1/2 to 2 tablespoons orange juice

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 8 by 8 baking pan.
  • In a medium bowl cream together the butter, sugar, and orange zest with an electric mixer. Add the egg and mix in.
  • Sift together the dry ingredients and add to the wet ingredients. Add the milk and mix until combined.
  • Add the cranberries and fold them into the batter. Spread the batter into the prepared pan.
  • For the crumble mix together the flour, sugar, and melted butter. Sprinkle over the top of the cake. Place the pan in the preheated oven.
  • Bake for 27 to 32 minutes or until a wooden toothpick comes out clean. Set on a cooling rack and cool completely.
  • For the orange glaze. Beat the powdered sugar and orange juice together until you have the correct consistency. You will want it to be quite running. Drizzle over top of the cooled coffee cake. Let the glaze dry.

Notes

  1. Make sure to use softened butter for the coffee cake and the crumble. 
  2. Wash a dry the cranberries. Pick out bad cranberries if there are any.
  3. To chop the cranberries I like to use a sharp knife. It does take longer than using a food processer, but you can control the size of pieces of the cranberries.
  4. The cake is done when the edges have browned and a wooden pick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
  5. The coffee cake can be stored on the counte in an airtight container.
  6. This coffee cake freezes nicely. 
 
 
Nutrition information is an estimate and may vary with the brands of ingredients used.

Nutrition

Calories: 368kcal | Carbohydrates: 65.4g | Protein: 3.3g | Fat: 11.2g | Saturated Fat: 6.8g | Cholesterol: 46mg | Sodium: 251mg | Potassium: 155mg | Fiber: 1.3g | Sugar: 47.9g | Calcium: 65mg | Iron: 1mg