COFFEE CAKES:
Cranberry Nut Coffee Cake

 

Cranberry- Nut Coffee Cake

 

 

Serve warm for brunch...
 

 

 

CAKE:

 

2 cups 

 

dried cranberries (8 ounces)

 

1 cup 

 

apple juice or apple cider

 

½ cup 

 

packed brown sugar

 

½ cup 

 

water

 

One 2-inch 

 

piece stick of cinnamon

 

3 cups 

 

all-purpose flour

 

1 cup 

 

granulated sugar

 

1 cup 

 

black or English walnuts, toasted and ground

 

2 tsp 

 

baking powder

 

1 tsp 

 

ground cinnamon

 

¼ tsp 

 

salt

 

4 large 

 

eggs

 

1 cup 

 

milk

 

1 cup 

 

butter, melted

 

1 tsp 

 

vanilla extract
 

 

 

 

STREUSEL TOPPING:

 

2/3 cup 

 

all-purpose flour

 

1/3 cup 

 

packed brown sugar

 

¼ cup 

 

granulated sugar

 

¾ tsp 

 

ground cinnamon

 

¼ tsp 

 

salt

 

¼ tsp 

 

vanilla extract

 

1/3 cup 

 

butter

 

¼ cup 

 

chopped black or English walnuts

 

 

1

Grease a 10-inch springform pan; set aside. In a medium saucepan, combine cranberries, apple juice, brown sugar, water and cinnamon. Bring to boiling, stirring to dissolve sugar. Remove from heat. Cover; let stand for 10 minutes. Drain cranberries, discarding liquid and cinnamon. Coarsely chop cranberries; set aside.

2

Preheat oven to 325°F. In a large bowl, stir together flour, granulated sugar, ground nuts, baking powder, ground cinnamon, and salt. In a medium bowl, beat eggs with fork. Stir in milk, melted butter, and vanilla. Add egg mixture to flour mixture, stirring just until moistened. Spoon batter into prepared pan. Sprinkle center with cranberries to within 1-inch of the outside edge.

3

Prepare Streusel Topping: In a food processor, combine flour, sugars, cinnamon, salt and vanilla. Cover and process until combined. Cut up butter; add to flour mixture. Cover and process with several on-off turns until crumbly. (or use pastry cutter in a bowl). Stir in walnuts.

4

Sprinkle batter with streusel topping. Bake about 1¼ hours or until toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes. Remove side of springform pan. Serve cake warm.

 

Servings: 12

 

 Recipe Source

Better Homes and Gardens



 

 

 

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