Strawberry Coffee Cake




Ingredients:

For the cake:

  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 2 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp. lemon zest (about 1/2 lemon)
  • 2 cups chopped strawberries

For the streusel:

  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup all purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/4 cup light brown sugar
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1 TBSP powdered sugar

Instructions:

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9 inch baking dish with cooking spray or line with parchment paper. Set it aside.
  2. For the cake, in a large mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, salt, baking powder and cinnamon. Add in softened butter and mix with paddle attachment of an electric mixer until blended.
  3. Add in eggs, milk, vanilla extract and lemon zest. Blend until combined (batter will be thick). Fold in chopped strawberries and spread into prepared baking dish.
  4. For the streusel - combine butter, flour, sugars and cinnamon. Mix until crumbly, using your hands if needed. Then, sprinkle over the top of the batter. Bake for one hour, until lightly browned. 
  5. Remove from oven and cool completely. Once cooled, sprinkle with powdered sugar. 

    Recipe & photo adapted from shugarysweets.com