Cranberry Apricot Coffee Cake Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Generously grease and flour 12-cup fluted tube cake pan. In large bowl, stir Bisquick mix, granulated sugar, oil, 1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract, eggs and yogurt until well blended. Stir in all remaining coffee cake ingredients until well blended. Pour into pan.
• Bake 50 to 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• In medium bowl, mix all glaze ingredients until smooth and thin enough to drizzle. Drizzle glaze over cooled cake.

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the biscuit mix and sugar. In another bowl, combine the eggs, yogurt, orange juice, oil and almond extract. Stir into biscuit mixture just until combined. Fold in the cranberries, apricots and almonds., Transfer to a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan. Bake at 350° for 50-55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing to wire rack to cool completely. , In a bowl, combine the glaze ingredients until smooth. Drizzle over cooled cake.

Steps:

• Makes 6 to 8 servings. Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Pulse cranberries with 1/2 cup granulated sugar in a food processor until finely chopped (do not purée). Transfer to a sieve and let drain while making batter.
• Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Beat together butter and remaining 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes with a standing mixer or about 8 minutes with a handheld. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition, then beat in vanilla. Reduce speed to low and add flour mixture and milk alternately in batches, beginning and ending with flour and mixing until just incorporated.
• Spread one third of batter evenly in well-buttered loaf pan, then spoon half of drained cranberries evenly over batter, leaving a 1/2-inch border along sides. Top with another third of batter and remaining cranberries, leaving a 1/2-inch border along sides, then cover with remaining batter. Bake in middle of oven until golden brown and a tester inserted in center comes out without crumbs, 1 to 1 1/4 hours. Cool cake in pan on a rack 30 minutes.
• Invert cake onto rack. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Steps:

• Combine the flour, pistachios, brown sugar, cardamom and salt in a small bowl and mix well. Add the butter and mix thoroughly with your fingers or a fork until all of the butter has been evenly distributed and incorporated into the flour. Form into small to medium clumps with your fingers.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter an 8-inch square cake pan.
• Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a small bowl.
• Beat together the butter and granulated sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the vanilla. Reduce the speed to low and add the flour mixture in 3 batches, alternating with the sour cream, beginning and ending with the flour, beating until just incorporated.
• Spoon half of the cake batter (it will be very thick) into the prepared pan and smooth with an offset spatula. Dollop the apricot preserves on top and carefully smooth with the spatula. Spoon the remaining cake batter on top and smooth the top. Sprinkle on the crumb topping.
• Bake until the cake and topping are golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour. Let cool in the pan 20 minutes, then invert onto a plate; invert back onto a rack to cool completely.

Steps:

• Generously spray a 1-quart casserole or souffle dish with nonstick coating; set aside.
• In a large bowl combine 1 cup of the flour, the yeast, and the cardamom or nutmeg.
• In a saucepan heat and stir water, sugar, butter, and the salt just until warm (120 degree to 130 degree) and butter almost melts; add to flour mixture along with egg product; beat with electric mixer on low speed for 30 seconds, scraping the bowl constantly, then beat on high speed for 3 minutes.
• Using a wooden spoon, stir in apricots and remaining flour (batter will be stiff); spoon the batter into prepared casserole, cover and let rise in a warm place until nearly double (50 to 60 minutes).
• Bake in a 375 degree oven for 30 minutes (if necessary, cover the cake loosely with foil the last 10 minutes of baking to prevent over browning).
• Remove the coffee cake from casserole dish, cool slightly on a wire rack, If desired, serve warm cake with apricot spread.

Steps:

• 1. Position a rack in the center of the oven and heat to 350°F. Lightly butter an 11x8-inch glass baking dish.
• 2. Beat the butter in a medium bowl with a handheld electric mixer on high speed until smooth, about 1 minute. Add the sugar and beat until the mixture is light in color and texture, about 2 minutes. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition (don't be concerned if the mixture looks slightly curdled). Beat in the vanilla. Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt together and stir into the batter, then stir in the lemon juice and zest.
• 3. Spread evenly in the pan. Arrange the apricots over the batter, cutting them into halves or quarters if necessary to give the cake a uniform appearance. (There are often apricots of different sizes in the same can.) Bake until the cake is golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and cool completely before serving.
• 4. To serve, sift confectioners' sugar over the cake and cut into squares.
• Make Ahead.
• The cake can be made up to 1 day ahead, covered with plastic wrap, and served at room temperature.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10x15 inch jellyroll pan. Set aside 1/2 cup of the dry cake mix.
• In a medium bowl, mix together eggs and sour cream. Stir in the package of cake mix. Batter will be lumpy. Spread batter into the prepared pan. Using the back of a spoon, make 15 wells in the batter, 3 rows of 5. In another bowl, beat together the cream cheese and milk until fluffy. Place one tablespoon of the cream cheese mixture into each well. Place 1 apricot half, cut side up, onto each blob of cream cheese.
• In a small bowl, combine the 1/2 cup of reserved cake mix with the butter. stir in the butter until the mixture is crumbly. Stir in the slivered almonds, and sprinkle the mixture evenly over the Danish.
• Bake for 30 to 35 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean. To make the glaze, stir together the confectioners' sugar and water until smooth, adding another teaspoon of water if necessary. Drizzle over the Danish when cool.

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar.
• Add eggs.
• Add dry ingredients alternately with sour cream to creamed mixture.
• Stir in almond extract.
• Pour 1/2 batter into greased and floured bundt pan.
• Add 1/2 cranberry sauce, spread evenly over batter
• Pour remaining batter over cranberry sauce.
• Top with remaining cranberry sauce.
• Sprinkle with pecans.
• Bake at 350°F in a preheated oven for 55 mins.
• GLAZE: Stir ingredients together well.
• Spread or drizzle Glaze on cake while cake is still warm.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• (Decrease the temperature by 25 degrees if using dark pan).
• Grease and flour a 9 or 10 inch tube pan. Tap out the excess flour.
• Cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Beat in the eggs just until well blended.
• Mix together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• Lower the mixer speed, and add the flour mixture alternately with the sour cream or yogurt until just blended. DO NOT OVERMIX!
• Stir in the almond extract and mix only until just combined.
• Pour 1/3 of the batter into the pan.
• Swirl 1/2 of the cranberry sauce into the batter.
• Add another 1/3 of the batter, then swirl in the remaining cranberry sauce. Top with remaining batter.
• Bake about 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Let cool in pan on wire rack about 10 minutes. Cut around edge of the cake to loosen, then turn out and let cool completely on wire rack.

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the first 14 ingredients; mix well. Fold in dried cranberries. Pour into a greased and sugared 10-in. tube or fluted tube pan. Combine topping ingredients; sprinkle over batter. Bake at 325° for 65-75 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Peel, core and quarter the apples then cover with water to prevent them from browning.
• Cream together the butter and sugar.
• Add eggs and vanilla extract, beat until well mixed.
• In a seperate bowl, sift together flour, baking powder and cinnamon.
• Add the flour mixture and mix well.
• Fold in the raisins, cranberries, and apricots and gently combine.
• Pour into a greased 9-inch round pan, push the apples into the batter and bake for 40-50 minutes until the sponge is golden brown and coming away from the edges of the pan.
• Dust with powdered sugar to serve.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 C).
• Place the flour, salt, and baking powder in a large bowl. In a separate bowl, cream together the sugar, egg, and butter until smooth. Mix the powdered milk, water, and vanilla into the batter, stirring until well blended. Pour the batter into the flour and beat until smooth.
• Spread the batter into a greased 8 inch square pan, and sprinkle the diced apricots evenly over the top. Dust with cinnamon and sugar.
• Bake in the preheated oven approximately 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.

Steps:

• With a mixer, using a large bowl, cream the butter.
• Gradually add sugar. Beat until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Mix in almond extract.
• In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder and salt.
• Alternate mixing in the flour mixture and sour cream until all blended together.
• Pour batter into greased 9 x 13 cake pan. Spoon cranberry sauce over batter. Spread slightly but do not try to completely cover top of the batter.
• Sprinkle with almonds.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes or until the cake pulls slightly away from the sides of the pan.
• Meanwhile, blend the glaze ingredients.
• Once the coffeecake is done, cool slightly and then drizzle the glaze over the top.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add warm milk, egg and butter; mix. Add 2-1/2 cups flour, sugar and salt; beat until smooth. Add enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. , Turn onto floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. , For filling, combine apricots and water in a small saucepan. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Cool 10 minutes. Pour into a blender; process at high speed until smooth. Stir in sugar and cinnamon; set aside., Punch dough down. Divide in half and roll each half into a 15x12-in. rectangle. Place on a greased baking sheet. Spread half of the filling in a 15x4-in. strip down center of dough. With a sharp knife, cut dough on each side of apricot filling into 1-in.-wide strips. Fold strips alternately across filling to give braided effect. Repeat with remaining dough and filling. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes. , Bake at 375° for 20 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on wire racks for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, in small bowl. combine the confectioners' sugar, butter, vanilla and enough milk to achieve desired consistency; drizzle over warm coffee cakes. Serve warm or allow to cool completely.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 9-inch springform pan with cooking spray. In large bowl, beat 6 tablespoons butter and 3/4 cup brown sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in almond extract. On low speed, beat in Bisquick mix alternately with milk until smooth. Stir in cranberries. Spread batter in pan.
• In small bowl, mix all streusel ingredients with fork until mixture is crumbly. Sprinkle over batter.
• Bake 38 to 42 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Remove side of pan before serving. Serve warm.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition until smooth and fluffy. On low speed of mixer, blend in sour cream and extract. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture and mix just until combined. Sprinkle half of almonds in a greased and floured 10-in. tube pan. Spread half of batter over nuts. Carefully spoon half of preserves over batter, keeping preserves away from edges of pan. Sprinkle with remaining almonds. Spoon on remaining batter; add remaining preserves to center of batter. Bake at 350° for 50-60 minutes. Cool in pan on rack for 20 minutes. Remove from pan; cool completely.