Tuesdays with Dorie BWD: Crumb-Topped Ricotta Coffee Cake

July 12, 2022 at 4:45 pm | Posted in breakfast things, BWD, groups, muffins/quick breads, sweet things, tuesdays with dorie | 8 Comments
Tags: baking, brekkie, cake

This Crumb-Topped Ricotta Coffee Cake is one of my recent baking standouts. With a heap of super-crispy (thanks to a secret ingredient…shhhh, it’s cornmeal) crumbs on top and a dense but tender cake (thanks to a not-so-secret ingredient…ricotta), it doesn’t get much better. Oh wait– what about adding a layer of fruit? Well, that would make it better, but not to worry, as this cake has that, too. I used sweet dark cherries in mine, but you could use any berry. Hiding just under the layer of crumbs, the fruit turns soft and jammy. It’s good for a breakfast, snack or dessert treat. Really, this cake hits all the notes.

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This was spectacular – even as cupcakes! Yours is lovely (also thought of doing it in a loaf pan!)

Comment by Mardi (eat. live. travel. write.)— July 13, 2022 #

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I like how tidy and lovely your coffee cake looks. Mine is a bit more unruly, but delicious all the same.

Comment by Shirley @ EverOpenSauce— July 13, 2022 #

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Yum cherries. Looks like your loaf version came our perfect. I am looking forward to making this tomorrow.

Comment by Diane Zwang— July 16, 2022 #

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Totally agree…hits all the marks! Delicious and surprising at the same time. Love your crumb on top…makes me want some haha.

Comment by isthisakeeper— July 16, 2022 #

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Did you use fresh cherries and if so do you recall how much?

Comment by Kate— August 29, 2022 #

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- i did use fresh sweet cherries that i pitted. i don’t actually know how much i used, but enough to have a fairly even layer on the top of the cake before sprinkling over the crumbs. dorie calls for 1.5-2 cups of berries, and that’s probably a decent starting point for the cherries as well.
  
  Comment by steph (whisk/spoon)— August 29, 2022 #
  
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Catching up…I just made this one this week so I thought I’d come and see how fantastic yours looked (I never let myself look ahead of time or I would be too discouraged to even try!). Looks wonderful, and I love the idea of cherries in there, making a note of that in my book for sure. Ah…that’s what the cornmeal did…I wondered. Whatever each ingredient did, they teamed up for one very fine coffee cake. I will be making this one again.

Comment by Kayte Gerth— February 27, 2024 #

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- this cake was really good!!
  
  Comment by steph (whisk/spoon)— February 27, 2024 #
  
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