Dear readers, the cake I baked for week 40 is divinely delicious.
David and I stopped by the Starbucks counter on Friday night and he noticed the cinnamon coffee cake in the dessert display. I told him I would make him one the next day. When I pulled it out of the oven he could hardly wait for me to cut him a piece. He said it was delicious! The plain Greek yogurt makes it so wonderfully moist. I have enjoyed sharing this cake with teachers, neighbors and friends.
Cinnamon Streusel Coffee Cake
Source:
The Baker Chick
Streusel topping
2/3 cups granulated sugar
pinch of salt (if you use unsalted butter)
3/4 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
1/2 tablespoon ground cinnamon
4 tablespoons butter, melted
Filling
1 cup brown sugar, light or dark
1 1/2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder (for color not for taste- you can leave it out if you want.)
Cake
3/4 cup butter softened
1 teaspoon salt (1 ¼ teaspoons if you use unsalted butter)
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1/3 cup brown sugar
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 large eggs
3/4 cup plain Greek yogurt. (regular yogurt would also be ok.)
1 1/4 cups milk (anything from skim to whole)
3 3/4 cups All-Purpose Flour
Directions
1) Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a 9" x 13" pan, or two 9" round cake pans.
2) Make the topping by whisking together the sugar, salt, flour, and
cinnamon. Add the melted butter, stirring till well combined. Set the
topping aside.
3) Make the filling by mixing together the brown sugar, cinnamon, and
cocoa powder. Set it aside.
4) To make the cake: In a large bowl, beat together the butter, salt,
sugars, baking powder, and vanilla until well combined and smooth.
5) Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
6) In a separate bowl, whisk together the yogurt and milk
till well combined. You don't need to whisk out all the lumps.
7) Add the flour to the butter mixture alternately with the milk/yogurt mixture, beating gently to combine.
8) Pour/spread half the batter (about 3 cups) into the prepared
pan(s), spreading all the way to the edges. If you're using two 9" round
pans, spread 1 1/3 cups batter in each pan.
9) Sprinkle the filling evenly atop the batter.
10) Gently spread the remaining batter atop the filling. Use a table knife to
gently swirl the filling into the batter, as though you were making a
marble cake. Don't combine filling and batter thoroughly; just swirl the
filling through the batter.
11) Sprinkle the topping over the batter in the pan.
12) Bake the cake until it's a dark golden brown around the edges;
medium-golden with no light patches showing on top, and a toothpick or
cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean, about 55 to 60
minutes for the 9" x 13" pan, 50 to 55 minutes for the 9" round pans.
When pressed gently in the middle, the cake should spring back.
13) Remove the cake from the oven and allow it to cool for 20 minutes
before cutting and serving. Serve cake right from the pan.
Happy Baking!
Julie
