Coffee Cake With Marbled Filling

Ingredients

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  • ⅓ cup finely chopped toasted walnuts or pecans
  • ⅓ cup packed light brown sugar
  • 3 tablespoons finely chopped dark chocolate
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped dried cranberries, cherries, or apricots
  • 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 tablespoon instant coffee or espresso powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

  Sub-recipe steps

  1. Stir together in a small bowl until thoroughly combined: ⅓ cup finely chopped toasted walnuts or pecans; ⅓ cup packed light brown sugar; 3 tablespoons finely chopped dark chocolate; 2 tablespoons finely chopped dried cranberries, cherries, or apricots; 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder; 1 tablespoon instant coffee or espresso powder; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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  • 1 ½ cups sifted (180g) all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 4 tablespoons (2 oz or 55g) unsalted butter, softened
  • ½ cup (100g) sugar
  • Finely grated zest of 1 lemon or orange
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 large egg
  • ⅔ cup (155g) milk
  • (1 ¼ cups berries, pitted cherries, fresh or frozen cranberries, or diced apples)
  • (⅓ cup sugar)

  Sub-recipe steps

  1. Whisk together in a medium bowl: 1 ½ cups sifted (180g) all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; ½ teaspoon salt
  2. Beat in a large bowl or stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment until light and fluffy: 4 tablespoons (2 oz or 55g) unsalted butter, softened; ½ cup (100g) sugar
  3. Beat in: Finely grated zest of 1 lemon or orange; ½ teaspoon vanilla
  4. Beat in: 1 large egg
  5. Beat in the flour mixture in 2 additions, alternating with: ⅔ cup (155g) milk
  6. Stir or mix until smooth. Spread the batter in the prepared pan. If desired, toss together and sprinkle over the batter: (1 ¼ cups berries, pitted cherries, fresh or frozen cranberries, or diced apples); (⅓ cup sugar)
  7. Then sprinkle with: Streusel
  8. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean or with moist crumbs attached, about 25 minutes if covered with streusel alone, 25 to 30 minutes if covered with fruit and streusel. Let cool in the pan on a rack.
• Powdered sugar