Yogurt Cranberry Coffeecake Food

RICH CRANBERRY COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a bowl, beat cream cheese, butter, sugar and vanilla until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition., Combine 2 cups flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to butter mixture. Mix remaining flour with cranberries and nuts; fold into batter. Batter will be very thick. Spoon into a greased 10-in. fluted tube pan. , Bake for 65-70 minutes or until cake tests done. Let stand 5 minutes before removing from the pan. Cool on a wire rack. Before serving, dust with confectioners' sugar.

YOGURT-CRANBERRY COFFEECAKE

Steps:

• 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!).

CRANBERRY YOGURT MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl combine flour, sugar, baking powder baking soda and salt. Gently fold in yogurt and milk just until moistened. Stir in cranberries and orange zest. , Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake at 400° for 20-25 minutes or until muffins test done.

WHOLE WHEAT CRANBERRY SOUR CREAM COFFEECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F Lightly grease a 9" x 13" pan.
• To make the streusel: In a large bowl, beat together all of the streusel ingredients 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), beat together the butter and brown sugar until smooth.
• Beat in the eggs one at a time, scraping the bowl and again beating until smooth. The mixture may look slightly curdled; thats OK.
• Beat in the yogurt, extracts, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and flour. The batter will be fairly stiff.
• Scoop the batter into the prepared pan, smoothing it to the edges.
• Stir the cranberry sauce to break up any clumps, and spread it atop the cake.
• Sprinkle the streusel evenly atop the cake.
• Bake the cake for 40 to 45 minutes, 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" squares.