The Pioneer Woman Tasty Kitchen
Profile Photo

Lemon Coffee Cake with Crumb Topping

5.00 Mitt(s) 1 Rating(s)1 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 5

Prep:

Cook:

Level: Intermediate

System:

10
x

Print Options

Page size Letter 3x5 4x6
Text Size Small Medium Large
Content Include description
Include prep time, etc.
Show image

Description

No artificial flavors here! Lots of fresh lemon zest produces a fragrant and delicate citrus cake with a generous crumb topping.

Ingredients

  • FOR THE STREUSEL TOPPING:
  • 1-¾ cup All-purpose Flour
  • ¾ cups Light Brown Sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • ¼ teaspoons Cinnamon
  • 1-½ stick Unsalted Butter, Chilled And Cut Into 1" Pieces
  • FOR THE CAKE:
  • 2 cups All-purpose Flour
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 stick Unsalted Butter, At Room Temperature
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 4 Tablespoons Lemon Zest (from About 5 - 6 Lemons)
  • 2 whole Eggs
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon Lemon Juice
  • 1 cup Sour Cream

Preparation

To make the streusel topping, mix together the flour, sugar, salt and cinnamon. Cut in the butter with a pastry cutter or fork until clumps form. Cover and refrigerate while you prepare the batter.

To make the cake, preheat the oven to 350ºF and butter and flour a tube (angel food) pan. In a bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In a separate bowl, beat together the butter, sugar and lemon zest. When that has been creamed, add in the eggs, vanilla, lemon juice and sour cream and beat until combined. Working in batches, add in the flour mixture until everything is combined.

Spoon the batter into the pan and even it out. Evenly sprinkle on the chilled streusel and bake for 55 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean. Allow the cake to cool thoroughly before removing from the pan.

Note: You can serve the cake as is or dust it with powdered sugar. If you’d like to add a glaze, mix together 1/4 cup of lemon juice with 1 cup of confectioner’s sugar and drizzle over the cooled cake.

(Recipe adapted from Martha Stewart and The Cultural Dish blog.)

No Comments

You must be logged in to post a comment.

One Review

You must be logged in to post a review.

Profile photo of luvmychaos

luvmychaos on 4.11.2013

Very good! We love anything with a generous crumb layer and the lemon was a nice change to the usual ‘coffee cake’! Next time,I think I will add more lemon juice to the cake layer to make the lemon flavor more pronounced,the zest makes it super fragrant but not super lemony tasting. Still deliciohs though! Thanks for sharing!

Related Recipes

Lemon Cream Tarts
Profile Photo by simmering essence in Desserts
These are one of my very favorite desserts. The lemon cream...
0.00 Mitt(s) 0 Rating(s)0 votes, average: 0.00 out of 50 votes, average: 0.00 out of 50 votes, average: 0.00 out of 50 votes, average: 0.00 out of 50 votes, average: 0.00 out of 5

Prep: Cook:

Serves: 12 Level: Intermediate


Apple Cake
Profile Photo by Beth Pierce in Desserts
This delectable Apple Cake has a slightly crunchy crust and a...
0.00 Mitt(s) 0 Rating(s)0 votes, average: 0.00 out of 50 votes, average: 0.00 out of 50 votes, average: 0.00 out of 50 votes, average: 0.00 out of 50 votes, average: 0.00 out of 5

Prep: Cook:

Serves: 12 Level: Easy


Easy Rum Cake
Profile Photo by Beth Pierce in Desserts
A moist easy Rum Cake with a butter rum glaze that...
0.00 Mitt(s) 0 Rating(s)0 votes, average: 0.00 out of 50 votes, average: 0.00 out of 50 votes, average: 0.00 out of 50 votes, average: 0.00 out of 50 votes, average: 0.00 out of 5

Prep: Cook:

Serves: 16 Level: Easy


Texas Sheet Cake
Profile Photo by Beth Pierce in Desserts
Texas Sheet Cake is a quick and easy moist decadent chocolate...
0.00 Mitt(s) 0 Rating(s)0 votes, average: 0.00 out of 50 votes, average: 0.00 out of 50 votes, average: 0.00 out of 50 votes, average: 0.00 out of 50 votes, average: 0.00 out of 5

Prep: Cook:

Serves: 32 Level: Easy


Gooey Butter Cake
Profile Photo by Beth Pierce in Desserts
This family friendly Gooey Butter Cake has seven ingredients and takes...
5.00 Mitt(s) 1 Rating(s)1 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 5

Prep: Cook:

Serves: 16 Level: Easy