Name: Cranberry Coffee Cake
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 16 squares
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 9 ounces all-purpose flour about 2 cups, more for dusting pan; 1 teaspoon baking powder; ½ teaspoon baking soda; ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg; ¼ teaspoon table salt; 8 tablespoons unsalted butter well softened at room temperature; more for the pan; 1 ⅓ cups sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 3 large eggs at room temperature; 1 cup plain low-fat yogurt; ½ cup fresh cranberries chopped; ¼ cup light brown sugar packed; 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour; ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter cold, cut into 4 pieces; ¼ cup walnuts chopped; ¼ cup fresh cranberries chopped

Cranberry Coffee Cake

Cranberry Coffee Cake is filled with plump cranberries and topped with a delicious streusel topping. This is an easy to make coffee cake for Christmas morning. It takes less time than our cinnamon rolls and is a real crowd-pleaser.

Total 55 minutes

Serves 16 squares

Breakfast

American

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Cranberry Coffee Cake is filled with plump cranberries and topped with a delicious streusel topping. This is an easy to make coffee cake for Christmas morning. It takes less time than our cinnamon rolls and is a real crowd-pleaser.

squares of cranberry coffee cake on a plate more

Cranberry Coffee Cake Recipe

Dessert for breakfast? This cranberry coffee cake remind me of these delicious Cranberry Cream Cheese Pastries because they certainly can double as a dessert.

pan of cranberry streusel coffee cake

Ingredients for Cranberry Streusel Cake

You likely have most of the ingredients for this cranberry coffee cake in your pantry already.

coffee cake ingredient illustration

For the cake:

Dry ingredients: all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, ground nutmeg, salt
Wet ingredients: unsalted butter, granulated sugar, vanilla extract, eggs, yogurt
Mix-in: Fresh cranberries
Streusel topping: light brown sugar, all-purpose flour, ground cinnamon, unsalted butter, walnuts, cranberries

Helpful kitchen tools:

9×9 baking pan
electric mixer
rubber spatula
cooling racks

How to make Cranberry Coffee Cake

Start by positioning a rack in the middle of the oven and preheating the oven to 325°F. Lightly butter and flour a 9-inch-square baking pan.

mixing the batter

In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg, and salt until blended.
With an electric mixer, beat the butter, sugar, and vanilla on medium speed until well blended, about 3 minutes.
Reduce the speed to medium-low and add the eggs one at a time, mixing until just incorporated.

folding ingredients together

Using a wide rubber spatula, alternately fold the flour mixture and the yogurt into the butter mixture, beginning and ending with the flour mixture.
Add the chopped cranberries with the last addition of flour.
Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and spread it evenly. Tap the pan gently on the counter to release any air bubbles. Bake for 40 minutes.

adding streusel topping

While the cake is baking, make the streusel topping by combining the brown sugar, flour, and cinnamon in a medium bowl.
Add the butter and mix, using a fork, until the ingredients are well blended and form small crumbs.
Stir in the walnuts and cranberries.
After the cake has baked for 40 minutes, sprinkle the streusel evenly over the top of the cake.
Continue baking until a pick inserted in the center comes out clean, another 10 to 15 minutes.
Cool in the pan on a wire rack until warm or room temperature. Cut into squares and serve.

pan of cranberry coffee cake with pieces removed