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You’ve heard of coffee cake, but have you heard of Strawberry Coffee Cake? If not, you have to try it! It is dense in texture, but light in flavor, perfect for enjoying with a cup of coffee.

Ingredients You Will Need

Flour
Baking Powder
Sugar
Salt
Butter
Egg
Milk
Strawberries

Equipment You May Need

Flour Sifter
Pastry Blender
8-Inch Square Pan
Measuring Cups and Spoons
Mixing Bowl
Fork
Wooden Spoon

Helpful Tips for Making Strawberry Coffee Cake

A whisk can be used in place of a flour sifter.
Try to get the chunks of butter as small as you can, but the batter will be quite dry and crumbly. This is normal for coffee cake.
Fresh strawberries are best, but frozen strawberries may also be used.

Variations and Substitutes

Add a teaspoon of vanilla for a bit more sweetness.
Replace the strawberries with blueberries.
Instead of just strawberries, use a mixture of blueberries, raspberries, and strawberries.

Other Recipes You May Like

Other coffee cake favorites are my Apple Coffee Cake and this Healthy Coffee Cake. If you want to stick with strawberries, you might want to try this Strawberry Cream Pie. Glazed Strawberry Bread and Puff Pastry Fruit Tarts are also delicious. For small (and cute) portions, you may want to try this Madeleine Recipe. These Strawberry Cookies would be yummy as well.

Final Thoughts on Strawberry Coffee Cake

Before I found this recipe, I had not thought about using berries in coffee cake. I always think about cinnamon and brown sugar instead, but it can be so much more than that! Coffee cake has endless possibilities, really. Have you had any other flavors besides the traditional cinnamon and brown sugar?

Strawberry Coffee Cake

Heidi Bruaw

Strawberry Coffee Cake is a dense cake that is light in flavor and not too sweet, perfect to have for breakfast with your morning coffee or as a dessert later in the day.

5 from 5 votes

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 25

Total Time 30

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings

Ingredients

2 Cups Flour sifted
2 Tablespoons Baking Powder
6 Tablespoons Sugar
¾ teaspoon Salt
⅓ Cup Butter
1 Egg well beaten
⅓ Cup Milk
1½ Cups Strawberries cleaned, hulled, and cut in half

Topping:

3 Tablespoons Butter
3 Tablespoons Flour
¼ Cup Sugar

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400°F.
Grease 8-inch square pan and set aside.
Stir and sift flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt.
Cut in butter.
Combine egg and milk, then pour into dry ingredients. Stir only with a fork to blend well.
Place dough in well-greased 8×8 inch pan.
Arrange strawberries evenly on top of dough.
Prepare topping by combining ingredients until crumbly.
Sprinkle topping on strawberries.
Bake at 400°F for 25 to 30 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.

Notes

A whisk can be used in place of a flour sifter.

Try to get the chunks of butter as small as you can, but the batter will be quite dry and crumbly. This is normal for coffee cake.

Fresh strawberries are best, but frozen strawberries may also be used.

Keyword 1970’s Recipe, Coffee Cake, Dessert, Strawberry, Strawberry Coffee Cake, Strawberry Dessert

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