Olive Oil Coffee Cake Recipes

ESPRESSO CRUMB COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter an 8-by-8-inch square baking pan; line with parchment paper and lightly butter parchment.To make topping, melt butter in a microwave safe bowl. Mix in sugar until evenly moistened. Add flour, espresso powder, cinnamon and salt and mix until dough comes together (it will be on the crumbly side, but should hold together when squished). Set aside and let cool.In a mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter and sugar together until fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Add egg and mix until incorporated. Mix in vanilla extract.Mix baking soda in with sour cream; whisk baking powder and salt in with flour.Add half of dry ingredients to batter, followed by half of sour cream, mixing well after each addition. Scrape down the sides of the bowl, then repeat with remaining flour and sour cream until just incorporated.Spread batter into prepared pan. Crumble topping on top, starting around the outside edges and working your way towards the center until the entire top is covered.Bake for about 30 to 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out with a few moist crumbs attached.Place pan on a wire rack to cool completely while you prepare the glaze.For glaze, sift powdered sugar into a bowl. Add espresso and whisk until glaze is smooth. It should be thick but still drizzle-able, if necessary, add more powdered sugar to thicken it up or if it's too thick, and more espresso, 1/2 teaspoon at a time, until desired consistency is acheived.Use a whisk or a fork to drizzle glaze over top of cooled cake. Let glaze set for 15 minutes before cutting into squares and serving.Cake will keep, covered in an airtight container, for up to 3 days.

OLIVE OIL COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• For the streusel:.
• Combine the flour, granulated sugar, brown sugar, almonds, cinnamon, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in the bowl of an electric mixture fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix just to combine. Add the butter and mix just until the streusel comes together. Spread onto a baking sheet and chill in the refrigerator until firm, about an hour.
• Crumble the streusel with your fingers and store in an airtight container in the refrigerator or freezer until ready to use.
• For the cake:.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line the bottom of an 8-inch cake pan with parchment paper. Butter the pan and the paper. Spread about 1 3/4 cups streusel around the bottom of the pan.
• In a bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
• Fill a medium saucepan with 2 inches water and bring to a simmer. In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine the eggs, granulated sugar, and lemon zest. Set the bowl over the saucepan of simmering water and whisk until the mixture is warm to the touch, about 2 minutes.
• Transfer the bowl to an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Beat on medium speed until the mixture thickens, is a pale yellow, and forms ribbons when the whisk is lifted, 5 to 6 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in another bowl, whisk together the oil, milk, and lemon juice. When the egg mixture has thickened, slowly drizzle in the oil mixture, with the machine running.
• Reduce the speed to low, add the flour mixture, and mix just to combine. Drizzle in the butter and mix just to combine.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan over the streusel. Bake, rotating the pan once halfway through, until the top of the cake is golden, the center bounces back, and a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean, about 50 to 60 minutes. Unmold the cake from the pan so that the streusel is on top and serve or cool completely on a wire rack. Once cool, wrap in plastic wrap.
• Notes:.
• Streusel keeps, well sealed in an airtight container, in the refrigerator for up to 3 days or in the freezer for up to 1 month.