Cranberry Orange Coffee Cake

My Cranberry Orange Coffee Cake is made with Greek yogurt, cinnamon, cardamom, and orange zest. And it’s full of zesty fresh cranberries.

Cranberry Orange Coffee Cake is perfect for any weekend and especially nice during the holidays. It’s an easy breakfast for overnight guests and makes a wonderfully sweet addition to your brunch table.

krazy kitchen mom tips

1. Toss fresh cranberries in 1 TBS each of sugar and flour. This will prevent them from dropping to the bottom of the cake while baking. That way when you slice it, you will have cranberries throughout the coffeecake.
2. If you don’t have Greek yogurt, you can substitute it by using the same amount of sour cream.
3. Decorate the coffee cakes with Sugared Cranberries for a very festive look.

freezing and storing Cranberry Orange Coffee Cake

freezing

These coffee cakes freeze nicely. Let them cool completely, do not glaze them. Cover them with wax paper or plastic wrap. Then wrap them again in aluminum foil. Place in a zip-top bag and freeze for up to one month. To thaw, remove them from the freezer and place them in the refrigerator for 24 hours. Glaze and decorate them and they are ready for your breakfast, brunch, or holiday party.

storing

Cover the glazed coffee cakes with plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator for 3 days (if they last that long). Take them out of the refrigerator for 1-2 hours before serving.

Brunch Menu

I said earlier that Cranberry Orange Coffee Cake is perfect for brunch so I thought’s I’d put together a full brunch menu including this coffee cake.

1. Every brunch menu has to have a cocktail. I find that an Aperol Spritz is light and refreshing and goes with just about everything.
2. Three Cheese Cranberry Flatbread will complement the sweet cranberry coffee cake while adding the savory flavors of the cheese and herbs.
3. I don’t think it’s brunch without fruit and I love Melon Ball Prosciutto Salad.
4. And finally the main course. I’m not all about eggs for brunch. I’d rather have a lovely salad like my Grilled Peach Chicken Salad with Grilled Peach Dressing.
5. End your brunch with a hot glass of Red Wine Hot Chocolate.

There you have it – a full brunch menu. Enjoy!

Cranberry Orange Coffee Cake

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• Author: krazykitchenmom
• Prep Time: 5 minutes
• Cook Time: 21 minutes
• Total Time: 26 minutes
• Yield: 2 loaves 1x

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My Cranberry Orange Coffee Cake is made with Greek yogurt, cinnamon, cardamom, and orange zest. And it’s full of zesty fresh cranberries.

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Ingredients

For the coffee cake:

• 2 eggs
• 4 TBS softened butter
• 1/4 cup canola or vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 plain Greek yogurt
• Zest from one orange
• 1–1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2–1/2 cups flour plus 1 TBS of flour
• 1–1/2 cups sugar plus 1 TBS of sugar
• 1 Teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon cardamom
• 1–1/2 teaspoons of baking powder
• 1–1/2 cups fresh cranberries

For the glaze:

• 1–1/4 cups of confectioners sugar
• 3–6 TBS of orange juice (start with 3 and add more as needed; the glaze should be on the thick side)
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon cardamom

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Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400°
2. In a small bowl, toss cranberries with 1TBS sugar and 1 TBS flour; set aside.
3. With a stand mixer or a hand mixer, mix eggs, butter, oil, milk, yogurt, orange zest, and vanilla.
4. Add sugar and mix again.
5. Add flour, baking powder, cinnamom, and cardamom and thoroughly mix.
6. By hand, gently fold in the sugar/flour coated cranberries.
7. Divide batter between 2 lined cake or bread tins.
8. Bake for 19-21 minutes.
9. Cool completely before glazing.

For the glaze:

1. Add confectioners sugar to a medium-sized bowl.
2. Stir in cinnamom and cardamom
3. Add orange juice 1 TBS at a time.
4. Stir, adding orange juice, as needed until desired consistency.

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• Category: Breakfast/Brunch
• Method: Mix and Bake
• Cuisine: American

Keywords: Holiday Brunch, Christmas breakfast