Best Cherry Streusel Cake Recipes

CHERRY STREUSEL COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Combine flour and sugar in a large bowl.
• Cut in butter until mixture is crumbly.
• Set aside 1/2 cup of the mixture.
• Add baking powder and baking soda to the remaining flour mixture.
• Put approximately 1/2 cup of sour cream (I use Breakstone Fat Free) in a 'liquid' measuring cup.
• Add enough milk to make 3/4 cup.
• Blend together well and add to dry ingredients along with beaten egg and extract; stir just until moistened.
• Spread 2/3 of the batter over bottom and about 1 inch up the side of a greased 9-inch springform pan to form a shell.
• Spread pie filling in shell.
• Drop small spoonfuls of remaining batter over pie filling.
• Stir almonds into reserved crumb mixture.
• Sprinkle evenly over cake.
• Bake in 350°F oven for 50 to 55 minutes.

CHERRY-STREUSEL COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-inch tube pan; set aside. In a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
• With an electric mixer on medium speed, beat butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla until pale and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the flour mixture in 3 batches, alternating with sour cream and beginning and ending with the flour. Beat until just combined, scraping down sides of bowl as needed.
• Spoon half the batter into prepared pan. Arrange cherries in a single layer on top (but not against the pan's edge, as cherries may stick or burn). Top with the remaining batter, and smooth with an offset spatula. Sprinkle with streusel.
• Bake until cake is golden brown and springs back when touched, 40 to 45 minutes. Let cake cool on a wire rack set over a piece of parchment paper for 10 to 15 minutes. Run a knife around edges of cakes to loosen, and unmold. Let cool on rack.
• Spoon glaze over top, letting it drip down sides. Let set for 5 minutes before serving. Cake can wrapped plastic and stored for up to 4 days.

BROWN BUTTER-BOURBON-CHERRY COFFEE CAKE WITH PECAN STREUSEL

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 10-inch angel food (tube) cake pan generously with cooking spray, and set it on cookie sheet.
• In 1-quart saucepan or 6-inch skillet, brown 1/2 cup butter by melting over medium heat until it begins to foam, then beat constantly with whisk until solid bits in butter turn dark brown and smell fragrant like toffee. Remove from heat, and pour butter into heatproof dish to cool.
• In small bowl, mix bourbon and cherries; allow to soak about 10 minutes. In medium bowl, beat sour cream, cooled browned butter and eggs with whisk. Beat bourbon-soaked cherries into sour cream mixture with whisk.
• In large bowl, place cake mix and pecans. Fold in sour cream mixture until just combined. Scrape batter into pan.
• In small bowl, mix Streusel ingredients. Pinch butter into mixture until sandy and clumps form when pinched. Sprinkle streusel over batter in pan.
• Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Cool 20 minutes. Loosen cake from pan using sharp, thin knife; remove from pan. Cool completely before serving with or without glaze (see tip for glaze).

CHERRY-STREUSEL COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Butter a 9-inch tube pan; set aside. In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla on medium speed until light and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the flour mixture in three parts, alternating with the sour cream and beginning and ending with the flour. Beat until just combined, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
• Spoon about half the batter into the prepared pan. Arrange the cherries in a single layer on top of the batter; avoid placing any cherries against the pan's edge, as they may stick or burn if not fully encased in batter. Top with the remaining batter, making sure it is evenly distributed, and smooth with an offset spatula. Sprinkle the streusel evenly over the top of the batter.
• Bake until the cake is golden brown and springs back when touched, 40 to 45 minutes. Transfer the pan to a wire rack set over a rimmed baking sheet, and let the cake cool 10 to 15 minutes. Invert the cake onto the rack, then reinvert (so streusel side is up), and let cool completely. Spoon the glaze over the cake, letting it drip down the sides. Let the cake sit until the glaze is set, about 5 minutes, before serving. Cake can be kept at room temperature, wrapped well in plastic, for up to 4 days.
• Milk Glaze
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the confectioners' sugar and milk until completely smooth. Immediately drizzle glaze over cake.
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• Half the batter is topped with a layer of sour cherries. Then the remaining batter is poured over the top and sprinkled with streusel.

STREUSEL FOR CHERRY-STREUSEL COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine flour, sugar, cinnamon, and salt; cut in butter using a pastry blender, until large, moist clumps form.

BROWN BUTTER-BOURBON-CHERRY COFFEE CAKE WITH PECAN STREUSEL

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 10-inch angel food (tube) cake pan generously with cooking spray, and set it on cookie sheet.
• In 1-quart saucepan or 6-inch skillet, brown 1/2 cup butter by melting over medium heat until it begins to foam, then beat constantly with whisk until solid bits in butter turn dark brown and smell fragrant like toffee. Remove from heat, and pour butter into heatproof dish to cool.
• In small bowl, mix bourbon and cherries; allow to soak about 10 minutes. In medium bowl, beat sour cream, cooled browned butter and eggs with whisk. Beat bourbon-soaked cherries into sour cream mixture with whisk.
• In large bowl, place cake mix and pecans. Fold in sour cream mixture until just combined. Scrape batter into pan.
• In small bowl, mix Streusel ingredients. Pinch butter into mixture until sandy and clumps form when pinched. Sprinkle streusel over batter in pan.
• Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Cool 20 minutes. Loosen cake from pan using sharp, thin knife; remove from pan. Cool completely before serving with or without glaze (see tip for glaze).

MILK GLAZE FOR CHERRY-STREUSEL COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk together the confectioners' sugar and milk until completely smooth. Immediately drizzle glaze over cake.

CHERRY STREUSEL COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl make crumb mix: 2 1/4 cups flour 3/4 cup white sugar; Whisk together to mix.
• Cut in: 3/4 cup butter or margarine. Mix until crumbly.
• REMOVE 1/2 cup of crumb mix and set aside to sprinkle on top.
• To remainder of crumb mix add: 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda Combine: 1 beaten egg and 3/4 cup buttermilk or sour milk.
• Add to dry crumb mix and stir until just moistened.
• Spread 2/3 of batter over bottom and part way up the side of a greased 9 inch spring form pan or a well greased bundt pan. I favor the spring form pan when serving this as dessert.
• Spoon Cherry pie filler over batter.
• Drop spoonfuls of remaining batter over filling.
• (I found 1 cup of batter for the third is about right) Sprinkle with the 1/2 cup of reserved crumb mix.
• Bake 350 for 50-55 minutes.

BB-BOURBON-CHERRY COFFEE CAKE WITH PECAN STREUSEL

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 10-inch angel food (tube) cake pan generously with cooking spray, and set it on cookie sheet. In 1-quart saucepan or 6-inch skillet, brown 1/2 cup butter by melting over medium heat until it begins to foam, then beat constantly with whisk until solid bits in butter turn dark brown and smell fragrant like toffee. Remove from heat, and pour butter into heatproof dish to cool.
• In small bowl, mix bourbon and cherries; allow to soak about 10 minutes. In medium bowl, beat sour cream, cooled browned butter and eggs with whisk. Beat bourbon-soaked cherries into sour cream mixture with whisk. In large bowl, place cake mix and pecans. Fold in sour cream mixture until just combined. Scrape batter into pan. In small bowl, mix Streusel ingredients. Pinch butter into mixture until sandy and clumps form when pinched. Sprinkle streusel over batter in pan.
• Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Cool 20 minutes. Loosen cake from pan using sharp, thin knife; remove from pan. Cool completely before serving with or without glaze

LEMON POUND CAKE WITH CHERRY STREUSEL TOPPING

Steps:

• Beat together butter and cream cheese until creamy.
• While still beating add eggs and sugar.
• Add dry ingredients alternately with sour cream.
• Stir in vanilla, lemon juice and lemon rind.
• Pour into greased loaf pans.
• Streusel:.
• Mix streusel ingredients together until coarse and crumbly.
• Spoon a layer of cherry filling down the middle of each loaf (don't cover the entire top, just a strip down the middle).
• Sprinkle streusel over the entire top of each loaf.
• Bake at 325°F for 45 minutes (mini loafs) to 90 minutes (large loaves).
• Test frequently after one hour to allow for your oven and pans.
• Cool in pan before turning out.

CHERRY STREUSEL BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Drain cherries, set aside.
• Mix together brown sugar, nuts, and cinnamon; set aside.
• Sift together flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda; set aside.
• Cream butter, sugar, and almond extract thoroughly; Add sour cream, Beat until well blended.
• Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture, alternating with the eggs, beginning and ending with the flour mixture. Beat well, scraping bowl often.
• Grease and flour a bundt pan; pour 1/3 of the batter in the pan. Top with 1/3 of the cherries and 1/3 of the nut mixture.
• Repeat layers a second and third time.
• Bake at 350° for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until cake tests done.

CHERRY STREUSEL CAKE

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
• In a bowl, combine all streusel topping mixture; set aside.
• In a bowl, combine the butter with 1-1/3 cups sugar, vanilla and lemon juice; beat in the 2 eggs, then stir in sour cream.
• In another bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• Add to the butter/sourcream mixture; mix well to combine.
• Combine the pie filling with 1/3 cup sugar, pecans and cinnamon.
• Spread 1/2 of the batter into a prepared baking dish, then spoon the cherry mixture over the batter.
• Spread the remaining batter on top of the cherry mixture.
• Sprinkle with the streusel topping.
• Bake for 45 minutes.
• Serve warm.

CHERRY-STREUSEL COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 9-inch tube pan; set aside. In a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla on medium speed until light and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the flour mixture in three parts, alternating with the sour cream and beginning and ending with the flour. Beat until just combined, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
• Spoon about half the batter into the prepared pan. Arrange the cherries in a single layer on top of the batter; avoid placing any cherries against the pan's edge, as they may stick or burn if not fully encased in batter. Top with the remaining batter, making sure it is evenly distributed, and smooth with an offset spatula. Sprinkle streusel evenly over the top of the batter.
• Bake until cake is golden brown and springs back when touched, 40 to 45 minutes. Transfer pan to a wire rack set over a rimmed baking sheet lined with parchment paper, and let cake cool 10 to 15 minutes. Invert cake onto rack, then re-invert (so streusel side is up), and let cool completely. Spoon glaze over the cake, letting it drip down sides. Let cake sit until glaze is set, about 5 minutes, before serving. Cake can be kept at room temperature, wrapped well in plastic, for up to 4 days.

CHERRY STREUSEL COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Spray 9 inch square pan with vegetable pan spray. In small bowl, combine topping ingredients; mix well until crumbly. Set aside.
• In large bowl, beat granulated sugar and butter with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time. Add vanilla and almond extracts; beat until combined. Combine flour, baking powder and salt. Add to butter mixture; mix just until moistened. Spoon batter into prepared pan; spread evenly. Top evenly with cherry pie filling; gently press cherries into batter. Sprinkle with topping mixture.
• Bake 50-60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on rack. Serve warm or at room temperature.