Make Ahead Berry Coffee Cake Food

MAKE AHEAD BERRY COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Butter and lightly flour 13x9-inch baking pan or casserole dish. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, whisk together 2 cups of flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Set aside.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment (or using an electric hand mixer), beat butter until smooth. Add sugar. Beat until well incorporated. Scrape down sides of the bowl as needed to ensure thorough mixing.
• Add in eggs and sour cream. Mix until combined. With the mixer running on slow speed, add dry flour mixture in three additions. Mix until just combined.
• Fold in berries, orange zest, and milk. Batter will be thick. Spread batter into prepared baking pan. Cover and keep in the fridge for 2 to 24 hours.

OVERNIGHT BERRY COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine flours, sugars, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. In a separate bowl, combine buttermilk, butter and eggs; add to dry ingredients and mix until well blended. Fold in berries. Pour into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Combine topping ingredients; sprinkle over batter. Cover and refrigerate several hours or overnight. Uncover and bake at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until cake tests done.

BLUEBERRY COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Add sugar and shortening to a large mixing bowl or stand mixer and mix until well creamed together. Add eggs, milk and vanilla and mix until combined.
• In a separate bowl stir together flour, baking powder and salt, then add to the creamed mixture. Stir in blueberries. Batter will be thick.
• Pour batter into a greased 9x13 inch pan. Combine topping ingredients and sprinkle over the top of the batter In the pan.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 35-45 minutes. Don't over bake or the cake will be dry. Cool before serving.
• Serve with coffee or tea, or even with a scoop of ice cream.

MIXED BERRY COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Combine the flour, brown sugar, oats, cinnamon and salt in a small bowl and mix to combine. Add the butter and mix thoroughly with your fingers or a fork until all of the butter has been evenly distributed and incorporated into the flour. Form into small to medium clumps with your fingers.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter an 8-inch square cake pan.
• Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a small bowl.
• Beat the butter and granulated sugar together in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the vanilla. Reduce the speed to low and add the flour mixture in 3 batches, alternating with the sour cream, beginning and ending with the flour, beating until just incorporated.
• Spoon half of the cake batter (it will be very thick) into the prepared pan and smooth with an offset spatula. Sprinkle the berries on top. Spoon the remaining cake batter on top and smooth the top. Sprinkle on the crumb topping.
• Bake until the cake and topping are golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about an hour. Let cool in the pan 20 minutes, then invert onto a plate and re-invert onto a rack to cool completely.

BERRY-TOPPED COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Grease a 9-in. springform pan., Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg and lemon zest. In another bowl, whisk together flours, baking powder, salt and baking soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream, beating well (batter will be thick). Spread into prepared pan., For topping, mix sugar, flour and cinnamon; toss gently with berries. Distribute over batter to within 1 in. of sides. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 45-50 minutes. Cool on a wire rack 10 minutes. Remove rim from pan. , Mix glaze ingredients. Drizzle over warm coffee cake.

MAKE-AHEAD COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy; beat in 1 egg at a time. In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, nutmeg and salt; beat into creamed mixture alternately with sour cream. Spread into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish., Mix brown sugar, pecans and cinnamon; sprinkle over top. Refrigerate, covered, overnight., Preheat oven to 350°. Remove coffee cake from refrigerator while oven heats. Bake, uncovered, until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 35-40 minutes., Cool on a wire rack 10 minutes. Mix icing ingredients; drizzle over warm coffee cake.

VERY BERRY COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Spread solid shortening on bottom and sides of a 9-inch square pan.
• Position oven rack in center of oven and preheat to 350 degrees.
• Sift together flour, baking powder and salt.
• Set aside.
• Cream butter and sugar with electric mixer.
• Add eggs one at a time and beat until fluffy.
• Add vanilla and sour cream and mix well.
• Alternately, add flour mixture and milk to batter, beginning and ending with flour.
• Spread half the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top.
• Spread berries (well drained) on top of batter.
• Cover berries with remaining batter and spread the top evenly with a spatula (some berries will show through).
• For Crumb Topping: Combine all ingredients and pinch them with fingertips to make crumbs.
• Spread on top of cake and bake for 30 to 35 minutes (metal pan) or longer if glass pan- or until a toothpick comes out clean and cake is golden brown.
• Cool cake completely (in pan) on wire rack.
• Refrigerate overnight and cut into squares.
• Serve at room temperature.

OVERNIGHT COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Cream butter and add sugar gradually.
• Beat at medium speed until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs one at a time and beat.
• Add sour cream and mix well.
• Combine flour and next 4 ingredients.
• Add to creamed mixture and mix well.
• Pour into greased and floured 13x9 pan.
• Combine brown sugar, pecans and cinnamon.
• Sprinkle evenly over batter.
• Cover and chill 8 hours.
• Uncover and bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 45 minutes or til wooden pick comes out clean.

OVERNIGHT BLUEBERRY COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• In a bowl, beat egg, and 1/2 cup sugar.
• Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in medium sized bowl.
• Alternate adding egg mixture and then the milk to flour mixture; beating well after each addition.
• Stir in melted butter.
• Fold in blueberries.
• Pour into a greased 8 inch square pan, sprinkle with 2 tablespoons of remaining sugar.
• Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Next morning, remove from refrigerator and put on counter for 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Bake for 30-35 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.