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    Cranberry Orange Crumb Cake

    Published by Melissa on November 26, 2018 | Updated June 10, 2022 | 6 Comments

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    This Cranberry Orange Crumb Cake is loaded with tart cranberries, a brown sugar crumb topping, and drizzled with a sweet orange glaze. It’s a fabulous coffee cake that’s perfect for breakfast, dessert, or a snack any time of day. 

    Cranberry-Orange-Crumb-Cake-On-Platter

    This recipe is from a fun new cookbook Out of the Box Holiday Baking,  written by my sweet friend Hayley Parker, who blogs at The Domestic Rebel. This is Hayley’s third dessert cookbook. Hayley’s Out of the Box concept is to start with a boxed mixed or other convenience ingredients, and turn it into an extraordinary dessert.

    Cover photo of Out of the Box Holiday Baking by Hayley Parker

    There were so many fun treats in the cookbook, it was hard to choose which one to bake first. The Polar Bear Cookies are super easy and adorable. The Sugar Cookie Christmas Trees on the cover would be so fun to make and decorate with kids.

    However, I’m a huge coffee cake lover, so I couldn’t resist make the Cranberry Orange Crumb Cake. (Is coffeecake one word or two – dictionary.com lists it as one word but Websters lists it as two. How do you like to spell it?) 

    collage of Making a Orange Cranberry Coffee Cake

    This coffee cake is loaded with tart fresh cranberries you could use frozen if fresh cranberries are out of season. Hayley recommends adding frozen berries to the batter without thawing.

    You can also used dried cranberries instead of fresh cranberries. The cranberry flavor wouldn’t be as prominent but it would still be a great coffee cake.

    A collage showing how to turn a crumb cake out of the pan.

    The original recipe used a 9-inch springform pan. But since I have a coffee cake / tube pan that I love, I decided to switch it up and make it in my coffee cake pan.

    It can be a little tricky turning the cake out of the pan the first time you try it.  So I took the above step by step photos of how to do it. Use a rimmed baking sheet to catch the crumbs that fall off.

    Of course, if you prefer, you can serve the coffee cake right from the pan.

    Orange glazed cranberry crumb cake

    Decorating Tip

    After you’ve turned the cake out of the pan onto a serving platter, you’ll drizzle the top with a sweet orange glaze. You can spoon the glaze over the top of the cake. However, I love to decorate the top with a fun pattern.

    I’ll fill a Ziploc bag with the glaze. Snip off a corner of the bag and drizzle lines across the top of the cake. Put a little puddle of the glaze on the edge, so it can drip down the side.

    If the glaze doesn’t drip down, your glaze may be a little too thick – add just a little bit more liquid. If it runs down the side too quickly, just add a little more powdered sugar to the glaze.

    You can do a test drip on the edge to see if your glaze is the right consistency before putting the glaze in the Ziploc bag.

    A slice of Cranberry Orange Crumb Cake on a white plate with a fork

    My family loved this crumb cake. It was moist and tender and flavorful, with just the right amount of crumbs on top. I’m sure your family will love it too.

    Be sure and check out the other recipes I’ve posted from Hayley’s first two cookbooks, M&M Cookie Dough Brownie Bomb Cake, and Joyful Almond Macaroons.

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    Cranberry Orange Crumb Cake

    Prep Time15 mins
    Cook Time1 hr
    Total Time1 hr 15 mins
    Course: Miscellaneous
    Servings: 8 - 12 servings
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    Equipment

    • Nordic Ware Tube Cake Pan
    • Breville BEM800XL Scraper Mixer Pro 5-Quart Die-Cast Stand Mixer
    • Microplane Premium Classic Zester (baby blue)

    Ingredients

    • FOR CRUMB:
    • 1 cup brown sugar
    • 1 ¼ cup cups all-purpose flour
    • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
    • 8 tablespoons 1 stick butter, melted
    • 1 cup walnuts or pecans roughly chopped
    • FOR CAKE:
    • 2 cups all-purpose flour
    • 1¼ teaspoon baking powder
    • ½ teaspoon baking soda
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • 12 tablespoons butter softened
    • 1 cup sugar
    • 2 eggs
    • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
    • Zest and juice from one medium orange
    • 1 cup sour cream
    • 2 cups fresh cranberries
    • FOR GLAZE:
    • 2 cups powdered sugar
    • 2 tablespoon orange juice

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 350º. Spray a 9-inch springform pan with non-stick cooking spray with flour.
    • Prepare crumb topping: In a large bowl, combine the brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, 8 tablespoons melted butter and stir until moistened. Fold in the chopped nuts. Set aside.
    • Prepare cake batter: In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt and set aside.
    • In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add in the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in the vanilla extract, orange zest, orange juice, and sour cream. Add flour mixture and mix just until combine. Fold in the cranberries. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
    • Crumble the crumb mixture evenly over the cake batter, covering it completely.
    • Bake for 60-75 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean or with moist, not wet, crumbs. Cool completely.
    • Just before serving, whisk together the glaze ingredients until smooth. Drizzle over the cake, then release the cake from the pan and cut into slices.
    More coffee cake recipes you might like:

    Lemon Blueberry Coffee Cake, Barbara Bakes – one of the most popular recipes on my site
    Pumpkin Sour Cream Streusel Coffee Cake, Barbara Bakes
    Raspberry Almond Coffee Cake, Noble Pig
    Chocolate Chip Crumb Cake, The Domestic Rebel

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    1. Christine

      November 27, 2018 at 3:56 am

      I love coffee cake and fresh cranberries. I am looking forward to baking this weekend.

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    2. Lorraine @Not Quite Nigella

      November 27, 2018 at 3:32 am

      Mum that looks like a total keeper! And how was your Thanksgiving? I hope it was great? xxx

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    3. Brian

      November 26, 2018 at 8:58 pm

      Hello: When I click on the link for your friend’s blog, it takes me to your Macarons page and not to her site.

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      • Barbara Schieving

        November 26, 2018 at 9:30 pm

        Thanks for the heads up Brian – I’ve fixed the link now.

        Reply
    4. Carol

      November 26, 2018 at 10:10 am

      Oh my goodness that looks SO good! I love cranberry and orange together. Your cakes always look so pretty-I doubt my glaze would come out as nice as yours does. I know we’d love this. What a great coffee cake (yes, I do the 2 word thing) this would be for Christmas morning. Mmmmmm……

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      • Barbara Schieving

        November 26, 2018 at 7:24 pm

        I’m sure your glaze would look awesome. I know you’d love it. It would be perfect for Christmas morning.

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