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    Home » Recipes » Breakfast » Coffee cake

    Cherry Almond Streusel Coffee Cake

    Published by Melissa on July 21, 2014 | Updated January 17, 2023 | 34 Comments

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    Tender, moist almond coffee cake loaded with fresh cherries crowned with a crunchy, sweet crumb topping and drizzled with a sweet almond glaze. A delicious way to enjoy those gorgeous cherries that are only at the market for a short time.

    I bought a bag of dark, red, juicy Utah cherries at the supermarket, but my family was busy, and the cherries just sat untouched in the refrigerator. I definitely didn’t want to waste those gorgeous cherries, so I decided to bake with them.

    Collage of how to make a Fresh Cherry Almond Streusel Coffee Cake

    My lemon blueberry coffee cake is a fantastic coffee cake, and one of my most popular recipes right now. I used that batter for the base, but switched out the lemon flavor for almond. My husband loves the combination of cherries and almond.

    I decided an almond cake needed almonds in the streusel topping as well, so I added sliced almonds to the streusel topping.

    Fresh Cherry Almond Streusel Coffee Cake Recipe from Barbara Bakes

    Then for a final layer of almond, I add a little bit of almond extract to the glaze. I thought a cherry coffee cake would be fun with a pink glaze, but I added way more pink gel coloring than I had planned and my icing was neon pink. Which looked fine on a slice, but was a bit much on an entire coffee cake.

    I’d recommend using just a drop of red food coloring, or omitting the food coloring all together. Although, no one at my house even commented on the bright pink color, they just gobbled it up in a flash.

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    Cherry Almond Streusel Coffee Cake

    Prep Time15 mins
    Cook Time45 mins
    Total Time1 hr
    Course: Breakfast
    Servings: 12 servings
    Calories: 283kcal
    Author: Barbara Schieving
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    Ingredients

    • 2 cups all purpose flour
    • 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • ½ cup 1 stick unsalted butter, softened
    • 1 cup sugar
    • 2 large eggs
    • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
    • ½ teaspoon almond extract
    • ½ cup whole milk
    • 2 cups fresh cherries pitted and quartered

    Crumb Topping

    • ½ cup sugar
    • ¼ cup all-purpose flour
    • 3 tablespoons butter melted
    • ½ cup sliced almonds

    Icing

    • 1 cup powdered sugar
    • 1 tablespoon milk
    • ¼ teaspoon almond extract

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 350º. Spray a 9″ springform pan with non-stick cooking spray with flour.
    • In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt and set aside.
    • In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, vanilla, almond extract and milk. Add flour mixture and mix just until combine. Stir in cherries.
    • Spread batter evenly into prepared pan.
    • To make the crumb topping add the sugar, flour, and butter in a small bowl and use a fork to combine well. Add the almonds and stir to combine. Sprinkle over the top of the cake batter
    • Bake at 350º for 40 – 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
    • Remove from oven and let cool 5 minutes before removing from pan. Cool completely on a wire rack before serving.
    • Whisk together powdered sugar, milk, and almond extract to create a thin glaze. Drizzle over the cake.
    • Slice, serve, and enjoy!

    Nutrition

    Calories: 283kcal | Carbohydrates: 59g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.003g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 170mg | Potassium: 88mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 40g | Vitamin A: 64IU | Calcium: 66mg | Iron: 1mg
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    1. Paula

      June 12, 2019 at 9:44 pm

      I made your Lemon Blueberry Coffee Cake for a women’s breakfast….amazing. Not too sweet so the sweet berries were shining through. Tonight I am baking this one with the sour cherries for a meeting tomorrow…I can hardly wait to share with my friendd. Thank you for what has become my go to favorite coffee cake recipe. My sweet husband always wants a piece “to make sure it’s good enough to take”.

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      • Barbara Schieving

        June 12, 2019 at 9:57 pm

        Awwwww thanks for much for the sweet comment Paula! So nice to hear you’re enjoying the recipes.

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    2. Steve T Selleck

      September 04, 2017 at 9:33 am

      Very good recipe. Thanks.

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      • Barbara Schieving

        September 04, 2017 at 9:36 am

        Thanks Steve!

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    3. Nagi@RecipeTinEats

      June 06, 2016 at 7:02 pm

      Lovely coffee cake! Love that there’s pink in it! It looks so delish!

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    4. Teak

      August 04, 2015 at 8:42 am

      Oh my goodness, the cherry coffee cake is fabulous! I used some frozen sour cherries and doubled the recipe, so I could share one with co-workers and freeze one for my family. We’ll have to do a long bike ride to earn our coffee cake prize, but it will be worth it! There was a bit of extra batter due to smaller spring forms used, so I filled two ramekins with mini cakes and my 18 year old son raved. Thanks for sharing such a great recipe.

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      • Barbara Schieving

        August 04, 2015 at 9:44 am

        Thanks Teak for the great review. How nice of you to make one for your co-workers as well.

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    5. Teresa

      August 02, 2014 at 1:09 pm

      Hey, Barbara, did you realize your third picture has “streusel” spelled incorrectly in the watermark? Just thought you’d want to know.

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      • Barbara Schieving

        August 02, 2014 at 1:42 pm

        Thanks for the heads up. It seems to be one of those words I always get wrong. I’m out if town but will fix it soon.

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        • Teresa

          August 02, 2014 at 7:46 pm

          No worries. I was thinking about trying this recipe with peaches since I’m trying to use up peaches from six trees in our back yard!

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    6. Jamie

      July 29, 2014 at 1:47 am

      This is one gorgeous coffee cake (most of yours are!) and don’t I love cherries and doesn’t my husband love a plain coffee cake with just the perfect amount of fresh fruit! Perfect!

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