Cranberry Coffee Cake

This Cranberry Coffee Cake has Dried Cranberries with a hint of orange and will quickly become a family favorite! It can be made ahead, freeing up your time in the kitchen.

This recipe is brought to you by Mariani. As always, the opinions are my own.

Whether you are celebrating a special occasion, having guests over for brunch, or entertaining a crowd – coffee cake is one of those recipes that are a must have in your recipe box. However, we all want to get in and out of the kitchen in as little time as possible, so we can spend more time with our families and friends.

This Cranberry Coffee Cake can be made ahead, saving you time. If you like to serve it warm, it can be put together the day before, and then baked, or you can bake it ahead, and serve it room temperature or slightly warm.

Putting together a coffee cake is one of the easiest recipes you can make. This Coffee Cake Recipe is a basic recipe, and then I added dried cranberries, the zest and juice of half an orange. The flavor combination of dried cranberries and orange goes really well together.

Not only is coffee cake great for breakfast or brunch, you can also serve it as a dessert or as a snack. A slice of coffee cake, and a cup of coffee make a great afternoon snack.

Cranberries are an ingredient that I love baking with, especially during the holidays. And having Mariani Dried Cranberries on hand is perfect! You can add them to bread, cakes, cookies and even just have them to snack on.

For this Cranberry Coffee Cake, you will need – 

Ingredients:

• Butter, softened
• Eggs, room temperature
• Sour Cream
• Vanilla Extract
• Flour
• Sugar
• Baking Powder
• Baking Soda
• Salt
• Mariani Dried Cranberries
• Orange

How to make Cranberry Coffee Cake

Step 1:

• Cream the butter

Step 2:

• Add sour cream, eggs and vanilla, mix well

Step 3:

• Add the zest and juice of half an orange, mix well

Step 4:

• In a medium bowl, measure the dry ingredients, and whisk together

Step 5:

• Gradually add dry ingredients, reserving a small amount

Step 6:

• Add the dried cranberries to the remaining dry ingredient mixture

Step 7:

• Toss the cranberries into the dry ingredients to coat, breaking apart any clumps. By doing this step, the cranberries won’t sink to the bottom of the cake while baking.

Step 8:

• Gently fold the dried cranberries into the cake mixture

Add the mixture to a prepared baking pan. You can use a 9 inch spring form pan or a 13×9 baking dish works fine too. Sprinkle a few additional dried cranberries on top of the mixture. Then off to the oven it goes.

To serve, lightly dust the top of the Coffee Cake with powdered sugar, if you like.

This Cranberry Coffee Cake is light, fluffy and packed with flavor. Grab a cup of coffee and enjoy!

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