Orange Streusel Coffee Cake

Submitted by luvcookn

"This recipe came from my sister. She would make this every Christmas morning, and serve it with Mimosas."

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Yields: 1 cake
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 2 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 orange, zest of, grated
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 1⁄2 cup milk
• 1⁄2 cup fresh orange juice
• 1⁄3 cup oil (or less)

• Topping

• 1⁄4 cup flour
• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons grated orange rind
• 2 tablespoons butter

directions

1. Stir together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
2. Stir in orange rind.
3. Mix together in separate bowl -- all the wet ingredients.
4. Make a well in centre of dry ingredients and add wet ingredients.
5. Mix until JUST blended.
6. Prepare 8" round cake pan (greased and floured).
7. Pour into cake pan.
8. Sprinkle with topping.
9. Bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes or until golden.

Reviews

[bfranzen]

This coffee cake turned out really good. I will make it again--when I do, I will make a little extra streusel and put some in the middle as well as on top. I added an oj and powdered sugar glaze to the top which made the orange flavor come through even more.

 

[Chef Edlear]

Very nice, easy to make basic. The orange flavor is subtle, and the cake is not very sweet. Good with coffee, afternoon tea. This is a pretty little cake, with the orange zest through it, and the streusal topping. I used skim milk and light olive oil, and baked it in a 9 x 9 inch square pan. Thanks for sharing this recipe.

 

[bendman]

This coffee cake is tasty and easy to make; thanks for sharing.

 

[Wanda L.]

Great cake, wonderful texture with good lift. The only change I made was to increase the orange zest to two big oranges worth. Thinking of replacing 2 tablespoons of the 1/2 cup of OJ with frozen OJ concentrate next time. I like orange :) I've made it three times, each time with a different topping. A cinnamon-sugar streusel adding finely chopped walnuts, a regular streusel with finely chopped almonds and drizzled with melted white chocolate, and an orange glaze. All were delicious. Thank you, this one is getting passed on, with full credit of course :) Ps. Best to use a very light hand when mixing. Overmixing makes for a tough cake. I use a spatula, folding and cutting, just until moistened.

 

[Aliuska L.]

Followed the original recipe, but substituted oil with melted ghee. It turned out amazing. Light sponge with a rich crust like topping. Before making any alteration to the sponge, I think you should try out the original recipe first.