Baking with citrus always brightens up my day! This morning when I woke up the temperature was 50 degrees! Believe me when I say that it felt like a heat wave. It has been so cold here and for the 1 hour it was 50 degrees I even opened a few of my windows to let some of that fresh air in the the house. It was a little chilly, but I didn’t care. By the time I finished cleaning up the children’s breakfast mess, the temperatures had plummeted again and it was snowing. Ugh… I guess it’s out of my control. If you are experiencing the same type of winter weather in your neck of the woods, how are you staying cheery when the view outside of your window can become a bit depressing?
This tasty Orange Marmalade Coffee Cake is the perfect cake to cheer you up and enjoy with a hot cup of coffee. This moist, buttermilk cake has a wonderful orange flavor from the marmalade and orange zest. The streusel topping is drizzled with a vanilla glaze to make this extra special. No matter what kind of weather you have, the fresh smell of orange should put a smile on your face. This recipe makes 2 coffee cakes, so you can have one for the weekend and freeze one for later. If winter has got you down, brighten up your day and your kitchen with this delightful cake. Your family will thank you!
Ingredients
- FOR THE CAKE:
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 2 3/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- 1 1/4 cups buttermilk
- 1 cup orange marmalade
- 1 Tbsp. fresh orange zest
- 1 Tbsp. freshly squeezed orange juice
- FOR THE STREUSEL TOPPING:
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
- 1 Tbsp. orange marmalade
- FOR THE GLAZE:
- 1 1/2 cups confectioner's sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 3 - 4 Tbsp. milk
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease and line (2) 9 inch cake pans with parchment paper.
- Set aside.
- In your Kitchen Aid Mixer, cream the butter and sugar together until fluffy.
- Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Add the vanilla and stir.
- Sift the dry ingredients into a medium sized mixing bowl and add them to the mixture alternating with the buttermilk until combined into a nice batter.
- Add the marmalade, the orange zest, and the Tbsp. of orange juice and mix to combine.
- Evenly pour the batter into the prepared pans.
- In your mixer, combine the streusel ingredients and mix until you have pea sized crumbles.
- Sprinkle evenly onto the 2 cakes.
- Bake for 30 - 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean.
- Remove the cakes from the oven and let cool for 15 minutes.
- I like to run a knife around the edges to loosen the cakes from the pan.
- Carefully remove the cakes from the pans and place them on a cooling rack to finish cooling for about an hour.
- In a small mixing bowl, whisk the glaze ingredients until you get a nice thick glaze.
- Drizzle the glaze across both cakes and let it set for about a half an hour before slicing.
- *If freezing, cool completely, glaze and let set for at least a few hours and then store in an air tight, freezer friendly storage container or bag.
- Makes (2) 9 inch coffee cakes.
- 1 cake serves 8.
- Enjoy!
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Hi Shannon,
I am so happy that I happened upon your website a few months ago. I love it! I have made several of your recipes, and each one has been great.
Last Sunday I made the Orange Marmalade Coffee Cake, and it was a huge hit with my family. (My oven must run cooler because I needed to bake it an additional 15 minutes or so). It was absolutely delicious!
Thank you for all of the great recipes and info! :o))
Teresa in AZ
Thank you so much Teresa for your sweet words. I am so happy you are enjoying visiting Cozy Country Living and the recipes! 🙂 I know ovens can be so different. I am still adjusting to our new one and we’ve almost had it 2 years!
What a wonderful treat! Thanks for linking up with What’s Cookin’ Wednesday!
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Hi Shannon,
We are having a snowy, cold winter here in New Hampshire as well. Knowing that Spring will be here before we know it helps to get through the days when it feels like I have had enough. Your marmalade cake sounds amazing and I can see how the citrus taste would brighten anyones day.
Thanks for sharing,
Suzanne
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Suzanne, I know this winter just won’t stop! I am trying to get garden plans together to help distract me from the yucky weather outside too! 🙂 Thanks so much for stopping by and stay warm this weekend!
This looks sooo good!! You can make me some anytime!! lol Thank you for sharing it with us…Pinned to the party board! 🙂
Marti
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Thanks Marti! 🙂
I’d love it if you linked this to What’d You Do This Weekend. It would be delightful.
Linda
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Shannon, this is a great recipe! Thanks for linking at Marvelous Mondays, pinning to my party board!
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I haven’t had orange marmalade in forever. It sounds like a wonderful addition to this cake!
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Thanks Laura! It really adds such a nice bright and fresh flavor, I think you’ll love it!
Shannon this looks so yummy, I love citrus inspired cakes. I now co-host Sweet and Savoury Sunday and would love for you to stop by and link up your recipes.
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Thanks so much for the invite Laura! I’ll head on over:)
Wow that cake sounds absolutely delicious, great job!
Happy Blogging!
Happy Valley Chow
Thanks Eric!
Shannon, I love the citrus-ness of this recipe… really makes me believe summer is almost here!
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Thanks Gloria 🙂 I would settle for just Spring right now!
Hi Shannon, stopping by from Sat Show & Tell. This look so YUMMY! I am going to give it a try very soon. Thanks, Carrie, amothersshadow.com
Thanks Carrie! Enjoy!
Did you read the Medford series of books? A member of the local Eposcopal church baked an Orange Marmelade Cake each year for a bake sale. It was a hit and brought in a huge $amount. One year she fell and was injured. She didn’t have it written down and the entire town was jn a frenzy about not having the cake. It was a riot. You have just saved the bake sale with your recipe. I rambled on. That’s my tendency when something jogs my memory.
Now I have to make this cake.
Happy day,
Linda @ Tumbleweed Contessa
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That’s so funny Linda! I have never read those books. I don’t now how this cake would compare to that one, but it is pretty darn tasty! I hope you like it:) Have a great weekend!