Easy Almond Streusel Coffee Cake
The ultimate almond coffee cake with almond streusel and an Amaretto glaze. This super moist coffee cake with its layer of almond streusel running through the centre and crumb topping has been a favourite amongst family and friends for years!
Equipment
- springform cake pan
Ingredients
Ingredients for Cake Batter
- ¾ cup unsalted butter softened to room temperature
- 1½ cup superfine granulated sugar or caster sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1¼ cup sour cream
- 2 tablespoon Amaretto liqueur or replace with ½ teaspoon of almond extract
- 2½ cups all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
Ingredients for Streusel
- ¼ cup light brown sugar firmly packed
- ½ cup all purpose flour or plain flour
- 1½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoon unsalted butter melted
- ¾ cup almond flour or finely ground almonds
Ingredients for Glaze
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoon Amaretto liqueur see note
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175C/160C Fan). Grease and flour a springform cake pan.
- For your cake, cream together butter and sugar. Then, add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition and add the sour cream and amaretto.
- In a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add this to your wet ingredients and mix with a spatula until just combined.
- In a separate bowl, mix your streusel ingredients together until it is a crumbly texture.
- Pour half of your cake batter into your prepared tin, cover this with a layer of the streusel (about ½ of it). Then add the rest of your cake batter and top with the remaining streusel mix.
- Bake this for about an hour, until a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean. Remove from the oven and leave to cool for about 30 minutes before glazing.
- When time to glaze, release the cake from the springform pan. In a small bowl, mix together your powdered sugar and Amaretto. Drizzle this across the top.
Notes
For the glaze, unlike the cake batter, the Amaretto will not be baked and the alcohol will not cook out. This means the Amaretto gives a bit of a boozy punch. If you want to leave out the alcohol, you can substitute the Amaretto with a half teaspoon of almond extract and a tablespoon of milk. You may need a bit more milk to reach your desired drizzling consistency, but add this a little at a time until you are happy with it.
Nutrition
Calories: 362kcalCarbohydrates: 45gProtein: 5gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 70mgSodium: 217mgPotassium: 69mgFiber: 1gSugar: 26gVitamin A: 489IUVitamin C: 0.2mgCalcium: 75mgIron: 2mg
Tried this recipe?Mention @waitingforblancmange or tag #waitingforblancmange!