Yogurt-Cranberry Coffeecake

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Yogurt-Cranberry Coffeecake

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Published prior to 2008

This moist, tender coffeecake is perfect for a crowd—it bakes in a sheet-cake pan and makes 24 servings (or somewhat fewer, if your crowd is packed with coffeecake lovers). Make it entirely with all-purpose flour, if you choose; but we're just as happy with a cake that's made with our 100% organic white whole wheat flour. You'll get the fiber and nutrition of whole grains, a deeper, richer color, and we swear you'll never taste the difference.

Streusel
5 tablespoons (2 1/2 ounces) butter
1/2 cup (3 3/4 ounces) brown sugar, firmly packed
big pinch of salt
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup + 2 tablespoons (4 1/2 ounces) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour or King Arthur 100% Organic White Whole Wheat Flour

Filling
1 cup (9 1/2 ounces) whole-berry cranberry sauce

Batter
1/2 cup (1 stick, 4 ounces) butter
1 cup + 2 tablespoons (8 1/2 ounces) brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 cup (8 ounces) plain or flavored yogurt
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups (8 1/2 ounces) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour or King Arthur 100% Organic White Whole Wheat Flour

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a 9 x 13-inch pan.

To make the streusel: In a large bowl, cream together the butter, sugar, salt, cinnamon, and vanilla. Add the flour, beating until even crumbs form. Scoop the mixture into a smaller bowl, and set it aside.

To make the batter: In the same bowl in which you've just made the streusel (you can use a different bowl if you want, but this saves on washing dishes), cream together the butter and brown sugar, beating until smooth. Beat in the eggs, scraping the bowl and again beating until smooth. Beat in the yogurt, extracts, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and flour. The mixture will be fairly stiff. Scoop the batter into the prepared pan. Dollop the cranberry sauce on top, breaking it up with a fork first, if necessary. Sprinkle the streusel over all.

To bake the coffeecake: Bake coffeecake for 40 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean. Remove it from oven, and cool for 30 minutes before serving (or serve it hot from the oven, if you don't mind it crumbling a bit!) Yield: 2 dozen 2-inch squares.

Reviews

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  • star rating 11/28/2011
  • pandm2002 from KAF Community
  • Loved this recipe! I am on a certain diet and changed the sugar from granulated to turbinado sugar and also chose the frozen cranberries instead of canned. It came out just as good as the picture the only thing was that I didnt realize I didnt have the white icing for it. Otherwise my family loved it for breakfast and then ate it as a dessert for Thanksgiving day. Thank you thank you!
  • star rating 11/23/2011
  • irodle from KAF Community
  • The coffecake was a great hit! My only problem was that when I "creamed" the butter and additional ingredients for the topping, I ended up with a more uniform mixture which was definitely not streusel-y. My suggestion is to cut in using a pastry blender until the mixture is crumbly. Am going to make it again for Thanksgiving at a friend's/
  • star rating 11/21/2011
  • Anne from Urbana, IL
  • I tried this yesterday and it did not turn out like the picture at all. I really have no idea what I did wrong. First of all, I made a 1/2 recipe in an 8x8 glass pan. I measured the flour correctly and my ingredients were at room temperature and recently purchased. My coffeecake did not rise much and it was brown in color (I used AP flour, not WW). About half of the streusel disappeared somewhere into the cake. It tastes decent but I know something's wrong and it's not what it's supposed to be. I've made your cinnamon-swirl coffeecake and blueberry buckle with great success so I'm really not sure what happened here. I will try again someday but I'm just really confused for now. Thank you!
    One culprit may be the glass baking pan - reduce the temperature by 25 degrees and increase the baking time by 5 to 15 minutes. This should help with the color. We're here to help if you'd like to call the Baker's Hotline about the batter. Call us at 802-649-3717. Irene @ KAF
  • star rating 11/15/2011
  • Rose Is Rose from KAF Community
  • Awesome recipe!! I substituted full fat sour cream for the yogurt, used the whole can of cranberry sauce (both a bit past their prime and needing to be used up) and all-purpose flour. I could not believe how wonderful it turned out! I also cut the baking soda and baking powder in half and yes, in case you are wondering, it raised up high and mighty. Most recipes have WAY too much leavening. This has got to be one of the best coffeecakes I have ever made! Thanks for the recipe!
  • star rating 11/15/2011
  • Rose Is Rose from KAF Community
  • Awesome recipe!! I substituted full fat sour cream for the yogurt, used the whole can of cranberry sauce (both a bit past their prime and needing to be used up) and all-purpose flour. I could not believe how wonderful it turned out! I also cut the baking soda and baking powder in half and yes, in case you are wondering, it raised up high and mighty. Most recipes have WAY too much leavening. This has got to be one of the best coffeecakes I have ever made! Thanks for the recipe!
  • star rating 03/11/2011
  • Ellen from Seattle, WA
  • I didn't have cranberry sauce on hand, so I substituted 2 cups of frozen raspberries, and it worked out great! This was a huge hit at brunch!
  • star rating 01/30/2011
  • lannyslady07 from KAF Community
  • YUMMY! I made this coffee cake for a meeting of volunteers -- they all loved it. I did use King Arthur Flour, Whole Wheat Flour instead of the white whole wheat called for in the recipe. BAsically, it just made the cake come out darker in color -- Also, for those of you on weight watchers - I did break down the recipe and for a 2 inch square - it is 6 points. ENJOY!
  • star rating 11/22/2010
  • kirra_80 from KAF Community
  • Really moist and flavorful without being too sweet! I will be making this again soon. Very easy to make with the canned whole berry cranberries too! I might try adding some citrus flavor to it in the future.
  • star rating 11/10/2010
  • Jane C from KAF Community
  • This is a delicious recipe! I just made it and will definitely make it again over the holidays. I used my homemade spiced cranberries and they added to the wonderful taste. I decreased the cinnamon in the streusel and eliminated the almond extract in the cake because of the spices in the cranberries. The streusel kind of baked into the cake, so I won't beat it as much next time. I'm still new to the stand mixer and haven't quite adjusted to the shorter beating times. Overall - YUM YUM YUM!
  • star rating 11/10/2010
  • Jane C from KAF Community
  • This is a delicious recipe! I just made it and will definitely make it again over the holidays. I used my homemade spiced cranberries and they added to the wonderful taste. I decreased the cinnamon in the streusel and eliminated the almond extract in the cake because of the spices in the cranberries. The streusel kind of baked into the cake, so I won't beat it as much next time. I'm still new to the stand mixer and haven't quite adjusted to the shorter beating times. Overall - YUM YUM YUM!
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