Cranberry Orange Coffee Cake
Soft and fluffy Cranberry Orange Coffee Cake is a delicious cake for cranberry lovers. It's the perfect treat for breakfast or dessert during the holidays and Thanksgiving. The cake is full of sweet orange nodes and is packed with juicy tart cranberries, creating a bright, tangy sweetness in every bite. Made with sour cream for an extra moist texture, it is the cake of the season!
Ingredients
For the cake
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 tsps baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 cup white sugar
- 3 tbsp oil
- 3/4 cups unsalted butter room temperature
- 3 large eggs room temperature
- 1/4 cup orange juice room temperature
- 1/4 cup sour cream room temperature
- 1 tbsp vanilla
- 1 1/2 tbsp orange zest
- 1 1/2 cups fresh cranberries* tossed in 1/2 tsp all-purpose flour
For the streusel
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2/3 cups white sugar
- 1 tbsp orange zest
- 6 tbsp unsalted butter softened
- 1/2 tsp orange zest
Instructions
Prep
- Preheat the oven to 350℉/176℃. Line a 9x9 baking pan with parchment paper and set aside. Zest and juice the oranges.
- Make the streusel. In a bowl, add the softened butter, orange zest, cinnamon, sugar, and flour. Mix together using your fingers or a fork until a streusel forms. Place in the fridge to set as the cake is made.1 cup all-purpose flour, 2/3 cups white sugar, 1 tbsp orange zest, 6 tbsp unsalted butter, 1/2 tsp orange zest
For the cake
- In a large bowl, add the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cornstarch, and salt. Stir together and set aside.2 cups all-purpose flour, 3/4 tsps baking soda, 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1 tbsp cornstarch, 1/4 tsp salt
- In another large bowl, add the white sugar and orange zest. Using your fingers, combine the two together. This will release the orange flavours and also the orange aroma into the air.1 cup white sugar, 1 1/2 tbsp orange zest
- Combine the dry ingredients in with the white sugar and orange zest mixture and stir together with a spatula.
- In the same bowl with the dry ingredients, add in about 1/3 of the butter. Mix on low, and keep adding in the butter until a crumbly texture forms. The key to a tender cake is mixing as little as possible, so only mix until just combined!3/4 cups unsalted butter
- Add the eggs in and mix on low speed until just combined. Then, add in the vanilla and oil and continue mixing. Scrap the sides of the bowl as needed. Lastly, add the orange juice and sour cream. Still on low speed, continue mixing until just combined. The batter will be super smooth.3 tbsp oil, 3 large eggs, 1/4 cup orange juice, 1/4 cup sour cream, 1 tbsp vanilla
- Toss the cranberries in 1 tsp of flour. Then, add them into the batter and mix with a spatula just until evenly distributed. Do not over-mix!1 1/2 cups fresh cranberries*
- Transfer into the prepared pan and sprinkle streusel on top. The cake bakes for 40-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
- Allow to cool, then slice and enjoy. This Cranberry Orange Coffee Cake is the perfect bake this season!
Notes
Cranberries* - You may also use frozen cranberries. If using frozen, do not let them thaw. Use frozen, toss in 1/2 tsp of flour, and add into the batter and bake immediately. If you let them thaw, it will ruin the texture.
Orange juice* - I used freshly squeezed orange juice without pulp as I find that's the best taste, but you can use any kind.