7.25.2011

Coffee-Laced Coffee Cake

I have a gazillion quick bread and muffin recipes to share with you. I am more than a little into them lately. The ones that most capture my attention are ones that have streusel in the title. If it says that, I'm a sucker for trying it. Also, I've been really into trying muffin and cake recipes that use yogurt in place of some of the oil. I've been on a yogurt kick and its guaranteed that I will have some in my fridge to use. So, I'm going to start with giving you this coffee cake recipe. It originally had streusel in the title, but calling this a coffee streusel coffee cake is a little deceptive--it doesn't have that crackly, sugary top like I think of when I think of streusel. One thing I loved about this is its actually a fairly healthy recipe considering its a coffee cake. Its low on butter (as coffee cakes go!) as the yogurt helps decrease the amount of fats. It also uses more egg whites. None of this takes away from the quality or flavor of the cake! I really enjoyed it! I hope you do, too! Oh, and if you don't have a bundt pan, just consider making this in two smaller loaf pans (7 or 8 inch ones), but following the same layering idea and drizzling the glaze on top!


Coffee-Laced Coffee Cake
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking soda
1 cup plain yogurt or sour cream
1 tsp vanilla
4 Tbs butter
1/4 cup oil
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
2 egg whites

Streusel Layer
6 Tbs flour
6 Tbs brown sugar
2 Tbs brewed coffee
2 Tbs melted butter

Glaze
1 cup powdered sugar
1 Tbs brewed coffee

Preheat oven to 350F (180C). Grease and flour a bundt pan (2 two loaf pans). Mix together the streusel layer and set aside.  Sift together flour, baking soda, salt, and baking powder. Set aside. In a larger bowl, mix together softened butter and sugar. Add eggs, yogurt, vanilla, and oil and mix well. Dump in dry ingredients and mix just until incorporated. Pour half of batter into prepared pan. Spoon streusel layer overtop. Pour remaining batter over streusel. Bake about 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in comes out clean. Allow to cool 10-20 minutes, then dump out of pan onto a plate. Cool completely and then drizzle over top with powdered sugar/coffee glaze.

4 comments:

  1. I was just wondering if you had ever heard of kefir? I have just been reading about it, and not only does it have amazing health and nutrition qualities, it is easy to make, the starter grains last indefinitely, and it can be made with any kind of milk, nut milk and even water. The final result is like a buttermilk, or runny sour cream. Can be used in place of those two, or sweetened with fruit and such to add to cereals, and is supposed to be great in smoothies. Just thought it might be something you guys on the other side would really like.

    http://tammysrecipes.com/about_kefir

    http://www.culturesforhealth.com/starter-cultures/kefir-cultures.html

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_profilepage&v=g8inJzX-6yE

    Love what you do! As sister from the US
    Lesli Cryer
    leslicryer at sbcglobal dot net

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  2. Have you ever frozen this successfully? Without glazing it yet of course...

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  3. I have NOT. But I can't think of why it wouldn't work fine. I don't usually freeze cakes, but there is no reason one way or the other for why I don't. I just am not usually that ahead of the game!

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