This Cherry Coffee Cake with Crumb Topping comes together quickly and is the perfect cake to serve to company or enjoy with your morning cup of coffee! It is loaded with fresh chopped cherries and topped with a cinnamon streusel crumble.
Have I ever got a real treat to share with you guys today! I had a bunch of fresh cherries left over the other week and didn't know what to do with them, I mean there are only so many handfuls of cherries I can eat.
So I decided why not up my cake game? That's how I came up with this scrumptious Cherry Coffee Cake and it is a GAME CHANGER!
Cherries and Cake? Yes Please!
The thing I love most about this cake is that is comes together in an hour, start to finish, which means it is great for last minute company too! The cake itself is not too sweet and it has hints of cinnamon to compliment the Cherry Crumb top.
I love how the fresh cherries on the top mix perfectly with the sweet crumb, making it a wonderful addition to your cup of morning coffee (or tea in my case). If you don't have fresh cherries you can still make it using frozen, see below for tips to make sure it doesn't turn out runny.
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FAQs for Coffee Cake
Here are some commonly asked questions people have when making a coffee cake at home. If you have a question that isn't here you can comment below or email us and we will respond as soon as we can!
Storing your cake is important to keep it fresh. I recommend that once it has cooled completely you transfer it to a container with a tight seal, or you can cover it tightly with plastic wrap. We leave our coffee cake on the counter for up to 5 days - you can also choose to freeze it if you won't be eating it all at once!
While there are a few different ways to make your crumb topping we prefer our method as it is EASY and doesn't require cutting the butter into the dry ingredients. All you have to do is melt the required amount of butter and mix with the other topping ingredients using a fork until it forms a wet crumble. This also makes sure your topping doesn't burn when baking (like so many streusels do)!
Yes! Freezing your coffee cake is a great idea if you want to make it in advance, or know you won't eat it all before it starts to lose its freshness. Once your cake has cooled completely you will want to wrap it tightly in plastic wrap, and then wrap it again with foil. This will ensure it holds its moisture and freshness while it's in the freezer. When you're ready to enjoy it you can remove it from the freezer and put it at room temperature a couple of hours prior, or remove and microwave on low until desired temperature.
Using Frozen Cherries? Read this!
If you don't have fresh cherries on hand don't stress!! You can easily use frozen cherries instead, just allow them to thaw and then toss with 1 tablespoon flour to soak up any excess liquid that may cause the topping of your Cherry Coffee Cake to become runny.
More like this:
- Caramel Apple Coffee Cake
- Double Chocolate Cherry Muffin
- Glazed Lemon Bundt Cake
- Moist Applesauce Cake
Cherry Coffee Cake with Crumb Topping
A simple and delicious coffee cake recipe using fresh cherries that's finished with a cinnamon crumb topping.
Ingredients
Cake
- ½ c Butter, melted
- 2 Eggs
- 3 c Flour, All Purpose
- 1 c Granulated Sugar
- ½ cup Cherries, pitted and halved
- 2 teaspoon Vanilla
- 4 teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1.5 c Milk
- pinch of salt
Cinnamon Swirl
- ½ c Butter, melted
- ½ c Brown Sugar
- 1 tablespoon Flour
- 1.5 tablespoon Cinnamon
Topping
- 1.5 c Fresh Cherries, pitted and halved (see below for frozen)
- 1 c Flour, AP
- ¾ c Granulated Sugar
- ½ teaspoon Baking Powder
- 6 tablespoon Butter, melted
Instructions
Cake
- Preheat oven to 350 F, grease one 9x13 pan or 3 small loaf pans (approx. 9x5).
- Combine all cake ingredients (except cherries) in a stand mixer and beat on medium low speed until well mixed. Stir in your ½ cup cherries until combined.
- Pour into your prepared pan(s), be sure to divide evenly if using multiple.
Cinnamon Swirl
- Mix all ingredients in your stand mixer (or hand mixer) until well combined, the butter and brown sugar will melt together.
- Spread evenly on top of cake batter and swirl with a knife to gently push throughout cake (see photos)
Topping
- Top cake with your cherries after you have swirled the cinnamon butter mixture.
- In a small bowl combine all topping ingredients, mix with a fork until butter coats the flour and begins to form small pea size crumbles.
- Sprinkle over the top of your cake and gently press into cherries.
- Bake cake for 30-40 minutes (this will vary based off of your pans and oven so PLEASE set a timer and check for toothpick to come out clean after 30 mins)
Notes
Other than your melted butter you want to try and ensure your ingredients are at room temperature, this will prevent your cake from being heavy.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
24Serving Size:
1 sliceAmount Per Serving: Calories: 265Total Fat: 11gSaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 45mgSodium: 196mgCarbohydrates: 38gFiber: 1gSugar: 20gProtein: 3g
*Please note that nutritional values are not always 100% accurate and are to be used as a guide.
Variations
The cake can also be prepared as one larger one (9"x 13" pan) or how I did it this time, which was 3 smaller loaf pans, just pay attention to your cooking times! Doing it as the 3 smaller ones allowed me to gift one to my mom and one to my amazing neighbor too...who wouldn't want their own Cherry Coffee Cake with Crumb Topping to indulge in without having to share?!
Wow this looks so scrumptious love the idea of using cherries very nice option I wish I could have a slice now 😋
Thanks so much Adriana, it is quite a delicious treat!!! I love that it can be made with fresh or frozen cherries so you can enjoy it all year long!
I live for crumb toppings! And cinnamon buns (or swirls), so this looks the bomb! Adding cherries is a nice way to freshen it up a bit.
It really is the BEST of all of those!!!! I hope you give it a try, I promise you will love it <3
This looks so delicious. What a great treat for any time of day, but especially for a take along to a potluck. Who would NOT love this for dessert??
Right?! Honestly Gloria, it is a winner whenever we make it, everyone always asks for the recipe so now I can direct them to the blog (ha!!).
Cherry and coffee sounds like a beautiful combination of flavours!! I would love to try this recipe! Thanks for sharing!! ☕️🍒
This cake is so mouth watering! I love all desserts with cherries and this is really enticing! Def want to make it!
Oh yum! I love everything with crumb top and this recipe is perfect with my leftover cherries. Yum!
It is such a great way to use those cherries up!!
This looks amazing!! I have some cherries at home to use up and this is calling their name!
You won't be disappointed!! ❤🍒
We just got back from Door County, Wisconsin - aka The Cherry Capital of the US! - with tons of cherries, so I'm super excited about this recipe. Looks amazing!
Oh no way! What perfect timing 😊 make some extra to freeze for later!
This is my kind of treat! Love anything with cherry!
It is such a lovely summer fruit
Oh this looks so incredible! I have to try this!
You will LOVE it, super addictive!
I love a good coffee cake with a warm drink. This crumb topping looks like a fantastic way to elevate this even further.
It is super yummy, I love it with my morning cuppa tea!
I really want to try this!
Oh we had leftover cherries last month and I was trying to figure out something to do with them! Next year I'm making this yummy bread!
Yes! Bookmark it and remember to try it, you will love it ❤
Wow! I don't have fresh cherries any more, but I have lots in the freezer. Pinning this one!
You will love it, and frozen cherries work great (that way you can enjoy it all year!)
I feel like this is fate - I'm aaaaall about cherries right now and Sue is all about coffee cake. This needs to happen ASAP! 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
Yes!!!! That makes me so happy <3 MAKE IT! (haha)