Cranberry Coffee Cake

Cranberry Coffee Cake ~

A light vanilla coffee cake made with fresh, tart cranberries and a cranberry streusel topping.

Perfect for holiday brunches, baby showers, and coffee or tea time at home!

I love cranberries and actually get irrationally happy when they start showing up in stores in the fall.

Every year, as soon as fresh cranberries hit the produce section, I get excited and buy way more than we actually need for holiday dinners.

This year, I found myself with four extra bags of cranberries in the refrigerator. Does that seem like a lot? It seems like a lot to me.

Here’s where this coffee cake recipe comes in.

Three bags of cranberries went into the freezer and the remaining berries were used for cakes. This recipe calls for about 1/3 to 1/2 standard-size package.

Ingredients needed for Cranberry Coffee Cake:

• ground flaxseed and water
• fresh cranberries
• vegan butter
• granulated sugar
• dairy-free sour cream
• vanilla bean paste – or vanilla extract
• all-purpose flour
• baking soda
• salt
• light brown sugar – dark brown sugar also works
• ground cinnamon

How to make Cranberry Coffee Cake:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Make flax egg substitute. Into a small bowl, add ground flaxseed and water. Stir to combine and set aside.

Prepare the batter. Into a medium-size mixing bowl, add the butter and sugar. Using a mixer, cream the two ingredients together. Add flax mixture and continue beating until incorporated. Add sour cream and vanilla bean paste; mix well. Fold in 1/2 cup of the chopped cranberries. Into a 9×9-inch baking pan, spread batter in an even layer.

Prepare the streusel topping. Into a medium-size mixing bowl, add the remaining 1 cup chopped cranberries, all-purpose flour, light brown sugar, butter, and ground cinnamon.  Using your hands, work the mixture into a crumbly texture. Sprinkle the topping mixture over the cake batter to cover completely.

Bake the cake. Bake in preheated oven for 50-55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Set on a wire rack until cooled completely.

Serve at room temperature. Store any leftovers, covered in the refrigerator.

Cheers!

More single-layer cake recipes:

Easy Vegan Chocolate Cake

Pumpkin Crunch Cake

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Cranberry Coffee Cake

A light vanilla coffee cake made with fresh, tart cranberries and a cranberry streusel topping. Perfect for holiday brunches, baby showers, and coffee or tea time at home!

5 from 10 votes

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Course: Brunch, Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Christmas, vegan, vegetarian

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 50 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour

Servings: 16

Calories: 201kcal

Author: Holly Gray

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Ingredients

For the batter:

• 2 tablespoons ground flaxseed
• 1/3 cup water
• 1/2 cups fresh cranberries finely chopped
• 1/2 cup vegan butter softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup dairy-free sour cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
• 1 1/2 all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

For the streusel topping:

• 1 cup cranberries finely chopped
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar packed
• 1/4 cup vegan butter softened
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Make flax egg substitute:

• Into a small bowl, add ground flaxseed and water. Stir to combine and set aside.

Prepare the batter:

• In a medium-size mixing bowl, add the butter and sugar. Using a mixer, cream the two ingredients together.
• Add flax mixture and continue beating until incorporated.
• Add sour cream and vanilla bean paste; mix well.
• Fold in 1/2 cup of the chopped cranberries.
• Into a 9x9-inch baking pan, spread batter in an even layer.

Prepare the streusel topping:

• Into a medium-size mixing bowl, add the remaining 1 cup chopped cranberries, all-purpose flour, light brown sugar, butter, and ground cinnamon.
• Using your hands, work the mixture into a crumbly texture.
• Sprinkle the topping mixture over the cake batter to cover completely.

Bake the cake:

• Bake in preheated oven for 50-55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
• Set on a wire rack until cooled completely.
• Serve at room temperature. Store any leftovers, covered in the refrigerator.

Nutrition

Calories: 201kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 247mg | Potassium: 28mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 408IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 8mg | Iron: 1mg

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