Strawberry Coffee Cake Bars – I’m not sure if I met a person who doesn’t like having coffee. Even those who are not crazy about having coffee daily have a favorite type coffee. Be it espresso, cappuccino, or black, almost everyone has a favorite flavor.
Course Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10minutes
Cook Time 17minutes
Total Time 27minutes
Servings 4people
Author Muna Kenny
Ingredients
FOR THE CAKE
3/4cupall-purpose flour
2tablespooncornstarch
1teaspoonbaking powder
Pinchof salt
6tablespoonoil
1whole egg
1egg yolk
¼cupstrawberry jam
¼cupsugar
FOR THE STREUSEL
½cupbrown sugar
Pinchof salt
6tablespoonbutter
1cupall-purpose flour
1teaspoonvanilla
Instructions
TO MAKE THE STREUSEL
In a bowl, mix all the ingredients and keep aside.
TO MAKE THE CAKE
Preheat oven to 350F/180C. Line a 9” square baking pan with parchment paper or grease and flour the pan.
In a bowl sift flour, salt, cornstarch, and baking powder three times. Keep aside
In a different bowl, add the jam and whisk then add the egg and egg yolk and beat until combined.
Add the sugar and vanilla beat until the mixture is fluffy.
Add the dry ingredients and mix gently.
Pour cake batter into the baking pan and spread evenly.
Make sure that that streusel is in small clumps. Distribute over the cake batter evenly. You can use ¾ the amount of streusel if you wish.
Bake the coffee cake for 16 to 17 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean.