Chocolatey Berry Coffee Cake Recipes

STREUSEL TOPPED TRIPLE BERRY COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking powder and cinnamon.
• In a small bowl, mix egg, melted butter, milk and vanilla.
• Stir liquids into dry ingredients just till blended.
• In a buttered 9-inch square pan, spread half of dough.
• Top with berry mixture and spoon remaining dough over berries.
• In a separate bowl combine brown sugar, flour, cinnamon and nuts.
• Stir in melted butter until mixture resembles moist crumbs.
• Sprinkle this over top of dough and press in lightly.
• Bake in a 375° oven 40 minutes or until topping is golden brown.

CHOCOLATEY BERRY COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Combine the flour, brown sugar, cocoa powder, cinnamon and salt in a small bowl and mix well. 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 together the butter and granulated sugar 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 half the crumb topping on top. Sprinkle the berries and chocolate chips on top. Spoon the remaining cake batter on top and smooth the top. Sprinkle on the remaining 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 1 hour. Let cool in the pan 20 minutes, then invert onto a plate; invert back onto a rack to cool completely.

BERRY CREAM CHEESE COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease and flour bottom and sides of 9 or 10 inch springform pan.
• Combine flour and 3/4 cup sugar.
• Add the butter to the sugar-flour mixture and cut with pastry blender or fork until it resembles coarse crumbs.
• Reserve 1 cup of crumb mixture.
• To remaining mixture, add baking powder, soda, salt, sour cream, one egg and almond extract; blend well.
• Spread batter over bottom and up sides of pan 2 inches (batter should be 1/4 inch thick on sides).
• Combine cream cheese, 1/4 cup sugar and 1 egg; blend well.
• Pour over batter in pan.
• Carefully spread preserves over all.
• Combine reserved crumbs and sliced almonds.
• Sprinkle over top.
• Bake 55 minutes or until filling is set.
• Cool 15 minutes.
• Remove sides of pan.
• Serve warm or cool.
• Refrigerate leftovers.

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.

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.

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 YOGURT COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, add the first 3 ingredients; stir to combine and set aside.
• In a mixing bowl, add the egg, milk, yogurt, oil, and vanilla; stir until blended.
• In another bowl, add in the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt; stir to mix.
• Pour the egg mixture over the flour mixture and stir just until dry ingredients are moistened.
• Fold in berries and pour into a greased 8X8 inch baking pan.
• Sprinkle with reserved brown sugar-pecan topping and lightly press into the batter.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes or until a pick comes out clean.
• Let cool for 5 minutes, cut into squares and serve.