This easy-to-make Strawberry Coffee Cake is perfect for your next Sunday brunch—or any occasion. It features a rich cake base, topped with fresh strawberry slices and a buttery crumble.
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Ingredients
You need the following ingredients for this Strawberry Coffee Cake:
For the crumble topping:
- All-purpose flour - sift flour if necessary to remove any lumps
- Brown sugar - may use light or dark brown sugar
- Unsalted butter - melted and cooled slightly
- Vanilla extract
For the coffee cake:
- Vegetable or canola oil
- Large eggs - bring to room temperature before starting recipe
- Granulated sugar
- All-purpose flour
- Salt
- Baking Powder
- Fresh strawberries - hulled, washed and sliced thinly (approximately ⅛" slices)
Tube pan for baking
This strawberry coffee cake is baked in a 9" tube pan. After baking, let cake cool in the pan for about an hour. Once cooled, gently push up from the bottom of the pan to remove cake. Carefully lift the cake off the pan base and transfer it to a serving plate. If the cake is sticking, run a knife or offset spatula around the edges to loosen it.
FAQs
How should I store the cake?
Wrap cake in plastic or placed in an air-tight container. Stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Allow the cake to come to room temperature before serving (approximately 2 hours). I do not recommend freezing this cake.
May I use frozen strawberries for this cake?
Yes. Make sure to defrost and drain the strawberries before using them.
📋 Recipe
Strawberry Coffee Cake Recipe
This simple to make Strawberry Coffee Cake recipe is ideal for your next Sunday brunch - or anytime.
Equipment
- 1 Hand whisk
- 1 Rubber spatula
- Bowls, measuring cups and spoons
Ingredients
Crumble Topping
- ¾ Cup all-purpose flour
- ¼ Cup light brown sugar
- 4 Tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly
- 1 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
For Cake Batter
- 1 Cup Vegetable Oil
- 4 Large Eggs Room temperature
- 2 Cups Granulated Sugar
- 3 Cups All-Purpose Flour
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1 tablespoon Baking Powder
Strawberries
- 1 Pint Fresh Strawberries Sliced thinly (⅛")
Instructions
For Crumble Topping
- Whisk together ¾ cup flour and ¼ cup brown sugar.
- Drizzle melted butter and vanilla over flour/sugar mixture. Stir together with a fork until crumbs form. Set aside.
Prepare Strawberries
- Hull, wash and dry strawberries. Chop into ⅛" slices
For the Cake Batter
- Preheat oven to 350° F. Lightly spray tube cake pan with baking spray.
- Combine dry ingredients (flour, salt and baking powder) in a bowl. Sift if necessary to remove any lumps in flour. Set aside.
- Place granulated sugar, vegetable oil and eggs in a separate bowl. Whisk until smooth.
- Add one-half of the dry ingredients to the oil/sugar/egg mixture and stir until smooth.
- Add the remaining dry ingredients to the bowl and stir until smooth.
- Pour cake batter into prepared pan. Place sliced strawberries on top of cake batter.
- Sprinkle crumble topping over strawberries.
- Bake for 60 - 65 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean (you may check for doneness by inserting an instant read thermometer into middle of cake. The cake is finished when internal temperature reaches 180℉)
- Remove cake from oven and place on a cooling rack for 1 hour. Push up on bottom of tube pan, remove cake and place on a serving dish.
Nutrition
Calories: 498kcalCarbohydrates: 71gProtein: 4gFat: 23gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 11gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 10mgSodium: 333mgPotassium: 111mgFiber: 2gSugar: 40gVitamin A: 122IUVitamin C: 23mgCalcium: 77mgIron: 2mg
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
Cpg says
Delicious and your video makes it so easy
Michelle says
I had never had strawberry coffee cake so I was hesitant to make it. I turned out delicious. I appreciate the easy to follow directions.
dessertswithstephanie says
Michelle, Thank you for letting me know! So happy you enjoyed this.