Cherry Streusel 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 STREUSEL COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Combine flour and sugar in a large bowl.
• Cut in butter until mixture is crumbly.
• Set aside 1/2 cup of the mixture.
• Add baking powder and baking soda to the remaining flour mixture.
• Put approximately 1/2 cup of sour cream (I use Breakstone Fat Free) in a 'liquid' measuring cup.
• Add enough milk to make 3/4 cup.
• Blend together well and add to dry ingredients along with beaten egg and extract; stir just until moistened.
• Spread 2/3 of the batter over bottom and about 1 inch up the side of a greased 9-inch springform pan to form a shell.
• Spread pie filling in shell.
• Drop small spoonfuls of remaining batter over pie filling.
• Stir almonds into reserved crumb mixture.
• Sprinkle evenly over cake.
• Bake in 350°F oven for 50 to 55 minutes.

STREUSEL FOR CHERRY-STREUSEL COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine flour, sugar, cinnamon, and salt; cut in butter using a pastry blender, until large, moist clumps form.

CHERRY MUFFINS WITH STREUSEL TOPPING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°F. Lightly grease a standard 12-cup muffin tin; or line the tin with papers, and grease the papers.
• For Muffins
• In a medium sized bowl whisk the eggs with the milk and vanilla extract.
• In a large mixing bowl, whisk the flour with the sugar, baking powder, salt, and ground cinnamon. Cut the butter into the flour mixture with a pastry blender or your fingertips. (The mixture should look like coarse crumbs.)
• Remove one cup of the mixture and set aside in a separate bowl to make the streusel topping.
• Gently fold cherries and lemon zest in the remaining muffin batter.
• Add the milk and egg mixture to the flour mixture. Stir just until combined.
• Fill each muffin cup about ¾ full with the batter, using two spoons or an ice cream scoop.
• Streusel Topping
• Melt the remaining 2 tablespoons butter and stir into the reserved one cup of flour mixture until it is crumbly and looks like coarse meal. Sprinkle about 1 tablespoon of the streusel on top of each muffin.
• Bake the muffins for about 20-25 minutes, until they're light golden brown on top, and a toothpick inserted into the middle of one of the center muffins comes out clean.
• Remove the muffins from the oven, loosen their edges from the pan, and after about 5 minutes transfer them to a rack to cool.
• Yield: 12 muffins.
• * If using fresh cherries, dust them lightly with flour; this helps prevent the cherries from "bleeding" into the muffins. If using frozen cherries, add them frozen to the batter; this will help prevent them from "bleeding" our their juices.

CHERRY STREUSEL COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Spray 9 inch square pan with vegetable pan spray. In small bowl, combine topping ingredients; mix well until crumbly. Set aside.
• In large bowl, beat granulated sugar and butter with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time. Add vanilla and almond extracts; beat until combined. Combine flour, baking powder and salt. Add to butter mixture; mix just until moistened. Spoon batter into prepared pan; spread evenly. Top evenly with cherry pie filling; gently press cherries into batter. Sprinkle with topping mixture.
• Bake 50-60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on rack. Serve warm or at room temperature.

CHERRY COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350 F.
• Combine the butter and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Alternatively, use a large bowl and a hand mixer. Beat on medium-high speed until light and fluffy.
• Beat the eggs in, one at a time, until each is incorporated.
• Mix in the vanilla extract, sour cream, and milk until just combined.
• Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt to the bowl, then beat on medium-low until completely combined. Be careful to not overmix-you can stop mixing once there are just a few streaks of dry ingredients. Switch to a silicone spatula, scraping down the bowl and folding until the ingredients are well combined.
• Spray a 9-x 13-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Make sure to generously grease the sides as well as the bottom.
• Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish, spreading into an even layer.
• Pour the cherry pie filling across the top of the cake to evenly cover the top.
• Gather the ingredients.
• In a medium bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar, butter, cinnamon, and vanilla extract. With a rubber spatula or your hands, fold the ingredients together until a crumbly mixture forms.
• Evenly distribute the streusel over the top of the cherry pie filling.
• Bake until the streusel is browned and the cherry juices are bubbling, and a toothpick inserted in the middle of the cake comes out with a few moist crumbs clinging to it, 50 minutes to 1 hour.
• Gather the ingredients.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the confectioners' sugar, melted butter, milk, and vanilla extract until the icing is smooth.
• Let the cake cool slightly, about 10 minutes. Drizzle the icing all over the top of the cherry coffee cake. Slice and serve.

BROWN BUTTER CHERRY COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• For the cherry-almond streusel: Place the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat and cook until the melted butter is golden brown and smells nutty, 3 to 4 minutes. Immediately transfer to a heatproof bowl and place in the freezer to cool and solidify, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Pulse the almonds and freeze-dried cherries in a food processor fitted with the blade attachment until medium ground (not too fine!). Remove 2 tablespoons of the mixture and set aside for garnish.
• Add the almond flour, all-purpose flour, sugar and salt to the food processor and pulse again to combine. Spoon in the chilled brown butter and pulse until the mixture forms pea-sized crumbles. Transfer to a bowl and refrigerate until ready to use.
• For the cherry cake: Place the cherries on the parchment-lined baking sheet and roast just until they soften and begin to release juice, 9 to 10 minutes.
• Remove the cherries from the oven and lower the temperature to 350 degrees F. Allow the cherries to cool to room temperature. Cut the cherries into 1/2-inch pieces and set aside (about 1 1/2 cups chopped).
• Spray the bottom and sides of an 8-inch springform pan with baking spray.
• Whisk together the eggs, sour cream and almond extract in a large bowl until pale yellow and combined.
• Add the all-purpose flour, sugar, almond flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Whisk together until a thick batter forms, 1 to 2 minutes. Place half of the batter into the springform pan. Top with half of the cooled cherries. Top with remaining half of the cake batter, then the remaining cherries and then the Almond-Cherry Streusel.
• Bake until the streusel begins to brown, the center is set and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 55 minutes to 1 hour.
• Allow to cool in the pan on a wire rack for 20 minutes, then remove from the pan and cool for another 20 minutes. Sprinkle with the reserved 2 tablespoons ground cherries and almonds. Slice and serve.

CHERRY STREUSEL COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl make crumb mix: 2 1/4 cups flour 3/4 cup white sugar; Whisk together to mix.
• Cut in: 3/4 cup butter or margarine. Mix until crumbly.
• REMOVE 1/2 cup of crumb mix and set aside to sprinkle on top.
• To remainder of crumb mix add: 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda Combine: 1 beaten egg and 3/4 cup buttermilk or sour milk.
• Add to dry crumb mix and stir until just moistened.
• Spread 2/3 of batter over bottom and part way up the side of a greased 9 inch spring form pan or a well greased bundt pan. I favor the spring form pan when serving this as dessert.
• Spoon Cherry pie filler over batter.
• Drop spoonfuls of remaining batter over filling.
• (I found 1 cup of batter for the third is about right) Sprinkle with the 1/2 cup of reserved crumb mix.
• Bake 350 for 50-55 minutes.

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.

STREUSEL

Steps:

• Whisk together the flour, sugar, salt, cinnamon and almonds in a medium mixing bowl.
• Add the butter and use your fingers to lightly knead into the dry ingredients until the mixture is crumbly and the butter is well incorporated.
• Use to top muffins, quick breads, crisps or ice cream. Store in an airtight container, in the refrigerator, for up to a month.

CHERRY STREUSEL CAKE

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
• In a bowl, combine all streusel topping mixture; set aside.
• In a bowl, combine the butter with 1-1/3 cups sugar, vanilla and lemon juice; beat in the 2 eggs, then stir in sour cream.
• In another bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• Add to the butter/sourcream mixture; mix well to combine.
• Combine the pie filling with 1/3 cup sugar, pecans and cinnamon.
• Spread 1/2 of the batter into a prepared baking dish, then spoon the cherry mixture over the batter.
• Spread the remaining batter on top of the cherry mixture.
• Sprinkle with the streusel topping.
• Bake for 45 minutes.
• Serve warm.

CHERRY (MARZIPAN) ALMOND STREUSEL CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9 inch springform.
• To make the streusel topping: Combine the flour and sugar in a medium bowl. Add the almond paste and butter and use your fingers to combine the mixture until it resembles sandy clumps. Set aside.
• Using an electric mixer, beat the butter and sugar together for several minutes until light and fluffy. Add the almond paste and vanilla extract and beat until combined. Add the egg and beat until combined.
• In another bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
• Using a rubber spatula, stir in half of the buttermilk followed by half of the flour mixture. Fold in the remaining buttermilk followed by the rest of the flour mixture. Be careful not to over-stir.
• Spoon the mixture into the greased springform, smoothing the top. Place the cherries on the top, then sprinkle the streusel topping over it.
• Bake on the middle rack for 45-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let the cake sit in the springform for 10 minutes before removing, then allow to cool completely on a wire rack. Once cooled, sift powdered sugar over the top. Serve plain, with whipped or ice cream.
• This cake tastes even better the next day.

CHERRY STREUSEL BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Drain cherries, set aside.
• Mix together brown sugar, nuts, and cinnamon; set aside.
• Sift together flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda; set aside.
• Cream butter, sugar, and almond extract thoroughly; Add sour cream, Beat until well blended.
• Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture, alternating with the eggs, beginning and ending with the flour mixture. Beat well, scraping bowl often.
• Grease and flour a bundt pan; pour 1/3 of the batter in the pan. Top with 1/3 of the cherries and 1/3 of the nut mixture.
• Repeat layers a second and third time.
• Bake at 350° for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until cake tests done.