Orange Coffee Cake
This orange coffee cake is a soft cake bursting with citrus orange flavor, topped with a light cinnamon streusel and a citrus orange glaze.
Equipment
- 8" round cake pan
- parchment paper
- mixing bowls of various sizes
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour,
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 Tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons orange zest
- 2 tablespoons orange juice
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar, packed
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Topping
- 1 Tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1 Tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1 Tablespoon unsalted butter softened
Glazed
- 3 teaspoons orange juice
- 2 teaspoon orange zest
- 1 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- Line cake pan with parchment paper cut to size of pan and grease well.
- In a medium-sized mixing bowl, sift or whisk the1 cup all-purpose flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder and 1/4 teaspoon salt.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream the 3 Tablespoons unsalted butter, with the 1/2 cup granulated sugar. Add in 1 large egg and 2 teaspoons orange zest.
- Add in half of the dry ingredients, followed by the 2 tablespoons milk and 2 tablespoons orange juice and then the other half the dry ingredients last. Only mix until combined.
- Spread batter into prepared cake pan. In a small mixing bowl, combine the 1 Tablespoon all-purpose flour with the 2 tablespoons brown sugar,1 Tablespoon granulated sugar ,1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon and 1 Tablespoon unsalted butter. Mix until crumbly and then sprinkle on top of cake.
- Bake at 350°F 20-25 minutes, or a until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
- Allow cake to cool on wire rack in pan for 15 minutes; then run knife around edges of cake and remove cake from pan. Allow to cool completely on wire rack before removing parchment paper.
- Whisk remaining 3 teaspoons orange juice with the 1 cup powdered sugar and remaining 2 teaspoon orange zest. Drizzle over cake; allow to set slightly before serving.
Notes
Store cake in an airtight container up to 3 days.
Makes 12 large slices or 16 smaller slices.
Nutrition
Serving: 1large sliceCalories: 167kcalCarbohydrates: 31gProtein: 2gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 26mgSodium: 128mgPotassium: 36mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 22gVitamin A: 155IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 51mgIron: 1mg
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