Comments on: The $7.22 bailout: cinnamon streusel coffeecake

By: Judy Foster

Judy Foster — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 05:04:29 +0000

I would like to serve this coffeecake on Christmas morning. Would it work to make it the night before, refrigerate overnight, and bake in the morning? Any temp or time adjustments? Thanks ! We have not tested this one as an overnight recipe. But we have tested this one: No-Fuss Overnight Coffeecake. Judy, I think it would be just fine to bake in the morning. Or, if you bake the night before, simply reheat in a 350°F oven, covered with foil, for about 15 minutes. Much faster. PJH

By: MSP

MSP — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 01:56:23 +0000

This was excellent!!

By: Carmel

Carmel — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:11:17 +0000

PJ, I tried this but with frozen blueberries instead of the brown sugar in the middle. It’s amazing! I’ve tried other fruits since then but blueberries are my favorite.

Also, I made it in a springform pan–just looks nicer.

By: Lindy

Lindy — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 02:09:58 +0000

I finally got around to making this coffee cake today. First coffee cake I’ve baked and it was quite terrific. So good, in fact, there’s only one small section left. My family loved it.

I did make one mistake: I should have weighed my batter before dividing it. I poured out 28 ounces (I always scale) then added the filling. There wasn’t enough remaining batter to easily cover the filling so I couldn’t really achieve a light hand with the swirls and wound up with the filling mixed throughout the cake, rather than gently layered. As I used Saigon cinnamon, there were some spots in the cake which gave quite the taste explosion!

Since practice makes perfect, I’ll definitely bake this again. Thanks for the comfort and the recipe.

By: catherine

catherine — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 14:57:14 +0000

This cake was great, but is the topping supposed to be crunchy? I would have liked it more if the streusel was softer. Would it be better to add more water or butter to soften it? Thanks so much!
Hi Catherine, Glad you liked the cake. Eliminating the water in the streusel will make it softer. Molly, KAF baker

By: Audrey

Audrey — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 16:24:38 +0000

Yes! This cake was so big that I thought I should give a bunch away. WRONG!! My family ate it all this weekend. Thanks for the great recipe!!!

By: Glenn

Glenn — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 02:01:51 +0000

I’ve never been happy with crumb cake recipes. They are plagued with being: not rich enough, not enough filling, not a good topping, etc. but that was NOT a problem with this one. Made this twice over the weekend. Took the first one to work with me Friday and it was essentially gone before lunch time. Made the second one Sunday and distributed it to friends / family. Will make a third one before the week is out. It is THE BEST Crumb Cake I’ve ever tasted or made. Thank you for yet another KAF Guaranteed recipe.

And thanks for your enthusiasm, Glenn. Bakers love happy eaters, right? PJH

By: Angela

Angela — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:47:47 +0000

This cake was a hit yesterday at church! I t was so good and the first coffee cake that I have ever made that did well. Thank you! One question, would this work well for freezing? I just love this blog!

Angela in VA

Hello Angela - We love to hear that! I had someone else ask the same question. They wanted to bake one and freeze the other. You could freeze it unbaked, defrost in the refrigerator overnight, then bake. Or bake straight out of the freezer, increasing the bake time by at least 15 minutes. Watch it carefully. And of course, you may bake first and then freeze. Wrap in foil and then place into a freezer zip lock bag. To serve, simply defrost. Or serve it warm by keeping it in its foil wrap and placing it in a preheated 350 degree oven for about 20 minutes. Elisabeth @ King Arthur Flour

By: Sharon

Sharon — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 00:58:40 +0000

Love,Love,Love receiving the emails and the catalogue. I’m never disappointed always inspired. After reading the blurb we’re all in this together and the contents of the message, I couldn’t agree more…when times get tough doing something to take your mind and cares away is the best medicine and unfortunately food is a delicious comfort. I think that I might purchase some stock in Weight Watchers, after I eat my way thru this economic crisis,with KAF help.. I’ll need to join,I’ll increase my stocks value and I’ll stand to make some money! I believe this might be a win-win situation. Keep on doing what your doing, it’s wonderful.By the way, the cake was sinfully scrumptious.

By: Casey

Casey — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 01:16:35 +0000

Got up at 5:30 this morning to bake this and tote it into work with me to share with
my two employees. Yes, it’s Friday, needed a pick me up because business has
been sooooooooo slow. Awesome cake. Top was unexpectedly crunchy which we all loved (crunch may be due to the fact that my oven’s heating unit is on the “ceiling” of the oven). I used non fat yogurt, baked in 2 9″ pans so one can be tucked in the freezer, or maybe if hubby does all his chores, I’ll let him know I baked. Seems all the baking I’ve done in the past 4-5 months has been from KAF
Bakers Banter. Way to go PJ!