Coffee Cake

Name: Coffee Cake
Yield: Makes two 10-inch Square or Round Cakes
Ingredients: ½ cup flour; 2 cups milk, barely warmed; 2 teaspoons active dry yeast; 2 eggs; ½ teaspoon salt; ¼ cup granulated sugar; ¾ cup butter, at room temperature; 2 cup raisins, soaked in just enough water to cover until plumped and then drained; 2 egg yolks; 2 cups flour; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 cup flour; 2 teaspoons grated lemon or orange zest; ½ cup chopped walnuts; 2 cups firmly packed dark brown sugar; ½ pound butter, melted

Preparation info

Makes
two 10 inch
Square or Round Cakes

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Cooking

By James Peterson

Published 2007

About

A coffee cake is kind of a cross between cake and bread. The cake part contains butter, sugar, eggs, and flavorings, while the bread part contains the flour and yeast. Before baking, these two mixtures are combined. A third mixture, a streusel, tops the cake.

Ingredients

Sponge

2 teaspoons active dry yeast
2 cups milk, barely warmed
½

Cake
Vegetarian

Method

To make the sponge, in a small bowl, sprinkle the yeast over the milk and let soften for 3 minutes. Put the flour in another bowl, pour the yeast mixture over the flour, and whisk to combine. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise at room temperature for about 45 minutes, or until at least doubled in volume.

While the sponge is rising, make the batter. Using a stand mixer fitted with the