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Laura Norris

Winter Spice Whole Wheat Coffee Cake

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes

Ingredients
  

For the cake
  • 1 ¾ cup 166 grams whole wheat pastry flour*
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup 115 g butter, softened
  • ⅔ cup 135 g natural brown sugar
  • ½ cup 113g plain whole milk Stonyfield yogurt
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon nutmeg
  • ¼ teaspoon ginger
  • ¼ teaspoon allspice
For the crumb topping
  • 3 tablespoons 45 g butter
  • ⅓ cup 41g all-purpose flour or whole wheat pastry flour
  • ⅓ cup 67 g natural brown sugar

Method
 

  1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line an 8 x 8 pan with parchment paper.
For the cake
  1. Whisk together the whole wheat pastry flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a small mixing bowl.
  2. In a separate mixing bowl, use a stand mixer or hand beaters on a medium speed to beat the butter for one minute or until creamy. Add in the sugar and beat on medium speed for another 1-2 minutes until creamy. While beating, add the eggs, yogurt, and spices.
  3. Reduce the beater speed to low and slowly add in the dry ingredients. Do not overmix; once the dry ingredients are combined, stop beating. The batter will be thick.
  4. Spread the batter evenly in the parchment paper-lined pan.
For the crumb topping
  1. Combine together the all-purpose flour, sugar, and butter in a small bowl. Use your fingers, two forks, or a pastry cutter to cut the butter into crumb-sized pieces and combine with the flour and sugar. Sprinkle the crumb topping evenly over the top of the coffee cake.
  2. Bake for 35-40 minutes, or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Baking time will vary based on your altitude and oven; start checking with the toothpick at 30 minutes into the baking time.
  3. Let cool in the pan before serving. Store in a covered container for up to 3 days; you can also freeze the leftovers.

Notes

*If you are using a different type of flour (especially regular whole wheat flour), measure by weight, as the weights of a cup of flour varies based on type.