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04/07/2011 National Coffee Cake Day Old Fashioned Streusel Coffee Cake

Source of Recipe

The Baking Pan


Recipe Introduction

Today is National Coffee Cake Day, and as someone who drinks a ton of coffee, this is the perfect excuse for them to be able to eat something delicious while enjoying their three cups of joe. So for all of you guys who love binging on delicious treats, why not grab a personalized bag of gourmet coffee so that you can have an infinite number of coffee cakes to go with the tons of coffee you'll make! Just make sure you have a nice customized coffee mug to pour it all into!

List of Ingredients

HOME COOKIN’ 04/07/2011 National Coffee Cake Day Old Fashioned Streusel Coffee Cake



Old Fashioned Streusel Coffee Cake


Streusel:
1½ cups finely ground graham cracker crumbs
¾ cup firmly packed light brown sugar
¾ cup walnuts, finely chopped
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground cardamom
½ cup unsalted butter, melted

Batter:
2 cups cake flour
1 cup granulated sugar
2½ teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 cup milk


Recipe



Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare one 8x8x2 inch square pan or one 9 inch round springform pan; lightly grease the pan with shortening and dust with flour. Tip: to make baked cake easier to remove from pan, lightly grease the pan, line with parchment paper, and then lightly grease the top of the parchment paper

Streusel:
In a medium mixing bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs, brown sugar, walnuts, cinnamon, cardamom, and melted butter. Stir to mix. Set aside.

Batter:
In a large bowl, add flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt; whisk together to mix. Add butter, eggs, vanilla, and milk; beat until mixture is smooth and thick, about 2 minutes.

Assembly:
Spread half of the batter into baking pan. Sprinkle with half of the streusel mixture. Spoon remaining batter over the streusel, and then sprinkle the remaining streusel on top.

Bake:
Bake 60 to 70 minutes, or until a long toothpick, wooden skewer, or cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire cooling rack for 20 minutes then remove cake from pan and finish cooling on wire rack. If pan was lined with parchment paper, grab the top edges of the parchment paper and lift cake from pan.
Remove parchment paper and discard. If using a springform pan, remove pan from oven and let cool about 15 minutes. Loosen side of pan, then grabbing the top edges of the parchment paper, lift cake from pan and finish cooling on wire rack. Remove parchment paper and discard.

Tip: Serve cake using a pretty cake plate and cake server for a delightful presentation.


Makes 8 to 10 servings.