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Easy Strawberry Rhubarb Coffee Cake

Easy Strawberry Rhubarb Coffee Cake

A moist, tender coffee cake bursting with fresh strawberries and tart rhubarb, topped with a crunchy streusel, perfect for breakfast or brunch.
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings: 8 slices
Course: Breakfast, Brunch, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 380

Ingredients
  

Streusel Topping
  • 1 cup All-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup Granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup Unsalted butter, cold and cubed
  • 1 teaspoon Ground cinnamon
Cake Batter
  • 1 3/4 cups All-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon Baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon Baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon Salt
  • 1/2 cup Unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 cup Granulated sugar
  • 2 large Eggs Room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup Sour cream or plain Greek yogurt Room temperature
  • 1 cup Strawberries, chopped Fresh or frozen (do not thaw)
  • 1 cup Rhubarb, chopped into 1/2-inch pieces

Method
 

Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Grease and flour a 9x9 inch baking pan or line with parchment paper, leaving an overhang for easy removal.
  2. Prepare the Streusel: In a medium bowl, combine the flour, sugar, and cinnamon for the topping. Cut in the cold, cubed butter using a pastry blender or your fingers until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Set aside.
  3. Prepare the Cake Batter: In a small bowl, whisk together the 1 3/4 cups flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
  4. In a large bowl, cream the softened butter and 1 cup of sugar until light and fluffy (about 3 minutes). Beat in the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in the vanilla extract.
  5. Alternately add the dry ingredients and the sour cream to the wet ingredients, beginning and ending with the dry mixture (three additions of dry, two of wet). Mix only until just combined; do not overmix.
  6. Gently fold in the chopped strawberries and rhubarb until evenly distributed throughout the batter.
  7. Spread the batter evenly into the prepared pan. Sprinkle the entire surface evenly with the reserved streusel topping.
  8. Bake for 45 to 55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. If the topping begins to brown too quickly, loosely tent the cake with foil.
  9. Let the cake cool in the pan on a wire rack for at least 20 minutes before lifting it out using the parchment overhang. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Notes

For an extra glaze (optional): Whisk together 1/2 cup powdered sugar with 2 tablespoons of milk or lemon juice and drizzle over the cooled cake.