Cranberry Eggnog Coffee Cake is perfect for the holidays. Serve this delicious sour cream coffee cake for breakfast, brunch or dessert.
Cranberry season continues, at least in my house! I'm telling you, I can't resist those packages every time I cruise through the grocery store. I keep grabbing a few more bags and baking up more deliciousness. This delicious coffee cake is my latest creation.
To make it even more amazing, I've added eggnog to the batter! Talk about delicious! I just posted a recipe for a cranberry bundt cake, but this recipe is a bit different and gives you another option for baking with fresh cranberries.
What is a coffee cake?
A coffee cake is a moist cake often topped with a streusel topping and sometimes filled with fresh fruit. Coffee cakes are often served with coffee. Coffee cakes are often eaten for breakfast or a midday snack or as a dessert. This coffee cake is sweet and is perfect for a holiday brunch.
Fresh or dried cranberries?
This recipe uses fresh cranberries, not dried. You could also use frozen cranberries. If using frozen berries, do not thaw berries first. Simply add berries frozen to the batter and increase baking time 5-10 minutes.
To make cranberry eggnog coffee cake:
Combine butter and sugar together until creamy. 
In a separate bowl, combine eggs, eggnog, sour cream and vanilla. 
In a third bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. 
Mix half the flour mixture into the butter mixture.
When mixed in, add the egg mixture. Once it is incorporated, add the final half of flour. 
Fold in cranberries.
Place in a greased 8 ½ x 11 inch baking dish.
Mix streusel together by placing brown sugar, melted butter, cinnamon, nutmeg and flour together. Stir until combined.
Sprinkle streusel on top of cake batter. 
Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 35-40 minutes. 
Allow cake to fully cool in cake pan. Slice into 15 pieces and serve. 
Tips for making cranberry cake
- Make certain butter is softened, not melted before combining with sugar.
- Add half the flour mixture, then the egg mixture and then the flour mixture again.
- Once all flour has been mixed in, do not over mix.
- Fold cranberries in gently with a spatula
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Recipe adapted from Taste of Home.
Cranberry Eggnog Coffee Cake
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter (softened)
- ¾ cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 cup eggnog
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 ½ cups flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 ½ cups cranberries
Instructions
- Combine butter and sugar together until creamy.½ cup butter, ¾ cup sugar
- In a separate bowl, combine eggs, eggnog, sour cream and vanilla.2 eggs, 1 cup sour cream, 1 cup eggnog, 1 teaspoon vanilla
- In a third bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.2 ½ cups flour, 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder, ½ teaspoon baking soda, ½ teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- Mix half the flour mixture into the butter mixture.
- When mixed in, add the egg mixture. Once it is incorporated, add the final half of flour.
- Fold in cranberries.1 ½ cups cranberries
- Place in a greased 8 ½ x 11 inch baking dish.
- Mix streusel together by placing brown sugar, melted butter, cinnamon, nutmeg and flour together. Stir until combined.⅔ cup brown sugar, 2 Tablespoons butter, 2 Tablespoons flour, ½ teaspoon cinnamon, ⅛ teaspoon nutmeg
- Sprinkle streusel on top of cake batter.
- Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 35-40 minutes.
- Allow cake to fully cool in cake pan. Slice into 15 pieces and serve.
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Notes
- I used salted butter in this recipe.
- May substitute whole milk for the eggnog
- May omit streusel topping, if desired
- Make certain butter is softened, not melted before combining with sugar.
- Add half the flour mixture, then the egg mixture and then the flour mixture again.
- Once all flour has been mixed in, do not over mix.
- Fold cranberries in gently with a spatula
BRIANNA says
I had quite a time making this recipe simply because I didn’t have some of the ingredients I thought I had. Had to use a baking powder substitute of yogurt and almond extract instead of vanilla. It wasn’t as sweet as it should’ve been, but the cranberries saved the day. Fantastic flavor saver! I’ll have to make it again to see what it is supposed to taste like. I must say, the batter was divine.
Kathy says
Hi Brianna,
So glad you were able to improvise! I do love the tart taste of cranberries - so much flavor in those berries! 🙂
Kathy
Cheryl says
Wow! That cranberry eggnog coffee cake looks great. Only a small time frame when it can be baked though! Fortunately, now's the time!
Kathy says
This is cranberry season...time to get baking!
Melanie says
What a great combo! This treat is full of delicious flavors and looks amazing 😍 It´s perfect for christimas 😊
Kathy says
I do love everything cranberry!
David @ Spiced says
I'm a huge fan of baking with eggnog! In fact, I think we should do it way more often...of course, the fact that I drink it before it makes it to the recipe usually is a problem. 🙂 You probably know about my love for coffee cake by now. Combining coffee cake flavors with eggnog and then cranberries for that tart flavor sounds like the perfect holiday breakfast to me! (Heck, I'd eat this for dessert, too.) Looks amazing, Kathy! I hope you and the family have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Kathy says
I've been know to eat this for breakfast and for dessert after dinner 😉
Kelly | Foodtasia says
Wowww Kathy! So delicious with the cranberries and eggnog! A lovely cake, and that streusel bakes up into the most wonderful texture!
Kathy says
Thanks, Kelly!
Mary Ann | The Beach House Kitchen says
You know my love for anything streusel-topped Kathy, right?! And add some eggnog and cranberries and game over! Save me a huge hunk!
Kathy says
I'll save some for you!
Dawn - Girl Heart Food says
Cranberry AND eggnog? Talk about a deliciously festive treat! This would be so awesome Christmas morning with an eggnog latte! Pinned 🙂
Kathy says
Oh yum, I need to make an eggnog latte to go with this!