Butter Struesal coffee cake

Name: Butter Struesal coffee cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 55 min
Cuisine: European, British
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter, softened; 1 cup sugar; 2 eggs; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour; 1 Tsp baking powder; 2/3 cup milk; 1/2 cup brown sugar; 1/3 cup flour; 5 Tbs butter, adjust to get desired consistency; 2/3 cup white sugar; 2/3 cup flour; 1/2 cup butter; 1/4 tsp almond extract

5 steps

Prep:20minCook:35min

A quick, no-yeast Sara Lee copycat recipe of the famous butter Struesal coffee cake! Recipe makes two 9-in round cakes

Updated at: Sun, 25 Feb 2024 19:24:25 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

High

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories336.4 kcal (17%)

Total Fat15.6 g (22%)

Carbs46 g (18%)

Sugars26.5 g (29%)

Protein3.8 g (8%)

Sodium46.3 mg (2%)

Fiber0.7 g (2%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

16 servings

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 F. Lightly grease two 9-inch round baking pans

To prepare cake

Step 2

Beat butter and sugar together until fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla and beat well. Combine flour and baking powder and add to the mixture alternating with milk while stirring until smooth.

Step 3

Combine filling ingredients (brown sugar, flour, softened butter) in a small bowl. You can adjust flour and butter to achieve desired consistency (on the thick side).

Step 4

Spoon 1/4 of the cake mixture into a 9-inch round pan. Batter is thick so you may need spread it around a bit in the pan. Then drop half of the filling in spoonfuls on top of the cake mixture in a ring around the pan. Then top with another 1/4 of the cake mixture. Repeat this step for the second cake pan using the remaining cake and filling batter.

For the topping

Step 5

Combine flour and sugar. Cut in butter (ideally cold) with a pastry blender or two knives until mixture is crumbly. Add almond extract to crumble mixture and stir gently. Sprinkle over the cakes making sure they are well covered. Bake for 30 minutes. Can freeze once cakes are cooled.