Cherry crumble coffee cake
80
- Prep Time30 mins
- Total Time1 hr 30 mins
- Makes8 servings
Cherry crumble coffee cake Photo by Roberto Caruso
Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp cardamom
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
2 eggs
1 tsp lemon zest
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup buttermilk
1 1/2 cups pitted and halved fresh cherries
CRUMBLE
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup chopped pecans
1/4 cup cold unsalted butter, cut into cubes
1/2 cup fresh cherries, pitted
Instructions
PREHEAT oven to 350F. Lightly oil or spray an 8 × 8-in. baking pan.
STIR 2 cups flour with baking powder, cardamom and salt in a medium bowl.
BEAT 3/4 cup brown sugar and 1/2 cup butter in a large bowl, with an electric mixer on medium, until fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well and scraping sides of bowl. Beat in lemon zest and vanilla. Reduce speed and beat in one-third of flour mixture, then half of buttermilk. Repeat additions, ending with flour mixture. Stir in 1 1/2 cups cherries. Scrape batter into pan, smoothing top.
COMBINE 1/3 cup flour with 1/4 cup brown sugar and pecans in a bowl. Add 1/4 cup butter and work in, using your fingers, until crumbly. Sprinkle over evenly batter, then sprinkle with 1/2 cup cherries.
BAKE in centre of oven until a tester comes out clean, 50 to 55 min. Cool in pan on rack for 10 min, then turn out onto rack to cool completely. Cake will keep well, at room temperature in a covered container, up to 2 days.
Prep Tip
We tested this cake using dried cherries, and it was great. To substitute dried cherries for fresh, use 3/4 cup in the batter and 1/4 cup on top. Continue with recipe.
Nutrition (per serving)
Calories 478, Protein 8g, Carbohydrates 62g, Fat 23g, Fibre 2g, Sodium 271mg.
Excellent source of Folate.