Bing Cherry Orange Coffee Cake Food

CHERRY-CHOCOLATE COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Position a rack in the lower third of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Make the streusel: Spread the almonds on a baking sheet and bake until toasted, 5 to 7 minutes; let cool and transfer to a food processor. Add the sugar, butter, flour, cinnamon, orange zest and cocoa powder and pulse until the nuts are ground and the mixture starts to clump. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• Make the filling: Toss the cherries, almond extract and cherry liqueur, if using, in a bowl. Stir in the flour and sugar.
• Make the cake: Whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. In a small bowl, whisk the sour cream and vanilla and almond extracts. Beat the butter and sugar in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment on medium speed until smooth, about 5 minutes. Scrape down the bowl. Beat in the eggs one at a time, until light and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Beat in half of the flour mixture on low speed until almost incorporated, then beat in half of the sour cream mixture. Beat in the remaining flour mixture, then the sour cream mixture; finish mixing the batter by hand (do not overmix).
• Butter the bottom and sides of a 10-inch springform pan. Spread half of the batter in the pan. Sprinkle half of the streusel on top, then cover with the cherry filling. Drop spoonfuls of the remaining batter on top of the cherries and smooth with the back of a spoon. Top with the remaining streusel.
• Bake on the lower oven rack until the cake springs back in the center when pressed, about 1 hour, 20 minutes. Transfer to a rack to cool. Run a knife around the inside of the pan, then remove the side.

CHERRY COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Sift together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Work in shortening. Add milk. Spread into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan., For filling, combine sugar, cornstarch and salt in a saucepan. Drain cherries, reserving juice. Set cherries aside and add juice to saucepan. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly; cook and stir 2 minutes more. Remove from heat; stir in extract. Stir in cherries; cool slightly. Spread on dough., For topping, combine sugar, flour and cinnamon in a small bowl. Cut in butter until crumbly; sprinkle over filling. Bake until bubbly and golden brown, 50-55 minutes.

CHERRY COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and lightly flour a 10 inch tube pan. Place cherries in a bowl and toss gently with 2 tablespoons flour. Set aside.
• Stir together the flour, salt, baking powder, and cinnamon in a medium bowl. Beat together the oil, eggs, sugar, vanilla extract, and milk until smooth in a large mixing bowl. Stir in the flour mixture until smooth. Fold in the cherries. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in preheated oven until toothpick inserted into cake comes out clean, about 60 minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes, then turn out onto a serving plate or wire rack.

DRIED CHERRY, ORANGE AND PECAN COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F Grease a 9 x 13-inch baking pan.
• In a large bowl sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and cardamom. Stir in the cherries and pecans.
• In a separate bowl, cream sugar and ghee until light and whisk in eggs, vanilla, orange flavoring, milk and orange juice.
• Fold creamed mixture into dry ingredients a little at a time and working as lightly as possible. Stir until blended.
• Pour half of batter into prepared pan. Spread evenly.
• Spoon marmalade evenly over batter, and distribute chopped oranges evenly over top. Pour remaining batter over oranges.
• Bake for 45 to 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Remove from oven and cool before serving. Sprinkle with powdered sugar if desired.

ORANGE COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in orange juice and zest. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. , Pour into a greased 9-in. square baking dish. For topping, combine sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over batter. Drizzle with butter. Bake at 375° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.

CHERRY-STREUSEL COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-inch tube pan; set aside. In a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
• With an electric mixer on medium speed, beat butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla until pale and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the flour mixture in 3 batches, alternating with sour cream and beginning and ending with the flour. Beat until just combined, scraping down sides of bowl as needed.
• Spoon half the batter into prepared pan. Arrange cherries in a single layer on top (but not against the pan's edge, as cherries may stick or burn). Top with the remaining batter, and smooth with an offset spatula. Sprinkle with streusel.
• Bake until cake is golden brown and springs back when touched, 40 to 45 minutes. Let cake cool on a wire rack set over a piece of parchment paper for 10 to 15 minutes. Run a knife around edges of cakes to loosen, and unmold. Let cool on rack.
• Spoon glaze over top, letting it drip down sides. Let set for 5 minutes before serving. Cake can wrapped plastic and stored for up to 4 days.

CHERRY-ALMOND COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 10-inch-diameter springform pan. Beat sugar and butter in large bowl until light. Add eggs, vanilla extract and almond extract and beat well. Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt into medium bowl. Mix half of dry ingredients into butter mixture. Mix in sour cream, then remaining dry ingredients.
• Pour 2/3 of batter (about 2 cups) into prepared pan. Drop pie filling by tablespoons evenly over batter. Drop remaining batter by spoonfuls over pie filling. Using back of spoon, carefully spread batter over filling. Sprinkle with almonds. Bake until tester inserted into center of cake comes out clean, about 1 hour 5 minutes. Cool in pan on rack. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover with foil and store at room temperature.) Cut around sides of pan. Remove pan.

CHERRY RIPPLE SOUR CREAM COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• To prepare streusel: Lightly spoon whole wheat flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife.
• Combine whole wheat flour and next 4 ingredients.
• Add concentrate and 1 tablespoon oil; stir until crumbly -- set aside.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• To prepare cake, coat a 9-inch tube pan with cooking spray.
• Combine 1/4 cup oil and melted butter in a medium bowl.
• Add granulated sugar, vanilla, egg, and egg white; beat with a mixer at medium speed until smooth.
• Lightly spoon all-purpose flour in dry measuring cups; level with a knife.
• Combine all-purpose flour and next 3 ingredients in a large bowl.
• Add flour mixture and sour cream alternately to egg mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
• Stir in cherries.
• Spoon half of batter into prepared pan; sprinkle with half of streusel.
• Spoon in remaining batter; top with remaining streusel.
• Bake at 350°F for 55 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool in pan 10 minutes on a wire rack; run a knife around outside edge.
• Cool completely in pan.

CHERRY-ORANGE OLD-FASHIONED

Steps:

• In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, add orange slices and bourbon. Shake well, pour into a highball glass, and top with ginger ale and cherries.

ORANGE CREAM CHEESE COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Combine the granulated sugar, pecans and orange rind in a bowl; set aside for future use.
• Separate biscuit dough into individual biscuits; then gently separate individual biscuits in half.
• Place a cream cheese square between the 2 halves and pinch sides to seal each back together.
• Dip in butter and dredge in granulated sugar mixture.
• Stand biscuits on edge in a lightly greased 12-cup Bundt pan, spacing evenly.
• Drizzle with remaining butter and sprinkle with remaining granulated sugar mixture.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until golden.
• Immediately invert onto a serving plate.
• Glaze: Combine powdered sugar and orange juice; stir well.
• Drizzle over warm bread.
• Serve immediately.
• You may omit the cream cheese but still separate biscuits in half and dip as normal in sugar mixture.
• We do a half and half batch.
• There is not a strong orange flavor here.