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A slice of cranberry coffee cake on a white plate with a silver fork.
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Cranberry Coffee Cake

This moist, fluffy cranberry coffee cake is bursting with fresh cranberries and finished with a buttery crumble topping for the ultimate holiday treat. Enjoy a slice with your morning coffee on a brisk day!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 15 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 10 servings
Calories: 597kcal
Author: Ashley Boyd

Ingredients

Crumble Topping

Cranberries

Coffee Cake

Cream Cheese Glaze

Instructions

  • In a small mixing bowl, whisk the flour, brown sugar, granulated sugar, cinnamon, and salt. Drizzle in the melted butter, mix with a fork until moistened and crumbly, and set aside.
  • In a separate small mixing bowl, toss the fresh cranberries with 2 tablespoons of flour and set aside.
  • Preheat your oven to 350°F. Line the size of a 9 inch springform pan with parchment paper and spray all over with baking spray.
  • In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the flour baking powder, salt, baking soda, and cinnamon.
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter on medium-high (6-8 on a stand mixer) for 2 to 3 minutes until light and creamy. Add the sugar and beat an additional 2 to 3 minutes until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs and vanilla extract on medium. Lastly, mix in the sour cream on medium.
  • Mix in the flour just until no more dry flour is visible. Start on low speed and increase to medium. Do not overmix. Fold in the cranberries with a silicone spatula.
  • Spoon the batter into the prepared pan and spread into an even layer. Top the batter evenly with the crumble topping.
  • Baked a coffee cake in the preheated oven for 55 to 65 minutes until golden brown and sit in the center. When the cake is done, a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake should come out with no wet better. Cool the cake for 10 minutes in the pan, remove the edge of the springform pan, and transfer the cake to a wire rack to cool completely.
  • In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the cream cheese, melted butter, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and salt until combined. Whisk in 2 tablespoons of milk. Add more milk as needed until the glaze is smooth and can easily be drizzled. Drizzle the glaze over the cold coffee cake, slice, and enjoy!

Notes

  • Do not skip tossing the cranberries with flour. Coating the cranberries in flour helps keep them from sinking to the bottom when baking.
  • Measure flour by spooning it into your measuring cup and leveling it off with a knife or using a kitchen scale. Never dip your measuring cup into the container of flour. This packs the cup and adds too much flour to the batter, giving you a dry, dense cake.
  • For a tender and moist cake, mix in the flour just until no more dry flour is visible. Overmixing causes more gluten formation and results in a tough and dense cake.
  • Cranberry coffee cake can be made a day or two in advance and stored at room temperature until ready to serve. Leftover coffee cake can be stored at room temperature for up to 3 days or in the refrigerator for up to a week.

Nutrition

Serving: 1slice | Calories: 597kcal | Carbohydrates: 94.8g | Protein: 8.2g | Fat: 24.4g | Saturated Fat: 14.8g | Cholesterol: 97mg | Sodium: 652mg | Potassium: 836mg | Sugar: 40.9g | Iron: 5mg