Orange Streusel Coffee Cake
This retro recipe for an Orange Streusel Coffee Cake is a citrusy, delightfully crumbly treat for brunch or dessert.
Ingredients
For the cake
- 1 cup brown sugar tighty packed
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups flour
- Pinch salt
- 3 tsp baking powder
- ½ cup milk
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1½ tsp orange zest
- ½ cup orange juice from about 2 medium oranges
For the streusel topping
- ⅓ cup sugar white or light-brown
- ⅓ cup flour
- 1½ tsp orange zest
- 3 Tbsp butter cold, cubed
Instructions
For the cake
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease an 8-inch square pan.
- In a large bowl, beat the butter and brown sugar until well-combined. Beat in the eggs.
- In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, salt and baking powder. Gradually beat the dry ingredients into the butter and brown sugar mixture.
- Add the orange juice, milk, vanilla and orange zest and beat until well-combined.
- Pour cake mix into prepared pan and sprinkle with streusel topping. Bake for 45 minutes or until the top is golden brown. Allow to cool completely in the pan set on a wire rack.
For the streusel topping
- In a medium bowl, stir together the sugar, flour and orange zest.
- Add the butter to the bowl. Use your fingers to pinch the butter into the flour mixture until crumbly in texture. Alternately, you can use a fork or pastry cutter to mix the ingredients.
Notes
- Try other citrus fruits like grapefruit or lemon.
- Add chopped, toasted nuts to the streusel topping like pecans, almonds or walnuts.
- Try adding spices like cinnamon to the streusel topping.
- Use white sugar in the streusel topping for a lighter flavor or brown sugar for a deeper, more caramelized flavor.