Name: Quick Cherry Streusel Cake (vegan)
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 60 min
Ingredients: 120 g old fashioned oats ((4.2 oz)); 120 g cane sugar ((4.2 oz)); 220 g unbleached all-purpose flour ((7.7 oz)); 110 ml neutral plant oil, or melted butter ((4.7 fl oz)); 350 g all-purpose flour, unbleached* ((10.5 oz)); 2 tsp baking powder; 4 tsp cornstarch ((10g)); 1 tsp baking soda; 180 g cane sugar ((6.3 oz)); a pinch of salt; 120 ml extra virgin olive oil ((4 fl oz)); 330 ml plant milk ((11.1fl oz)); 1 tsp vanilla extract; 2 cans of sour cherries, or red tart cherries (drained) ((700g / 24 oz))

This tender German Cherry Streusel Cake is the perfect coffee cake! This version is entirely dairy free and vegan. Filled with sour cherries and topped with buttery sweet streusel. An absolute staple during coffee time in Germany. Unlike the traditional yeast cake base, this recipe uses a quick and easy cake batter.

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💡 The recipe in a nutshell
🇩🇪 Origin
📋 Variations
🥣 Storage
❄️ How to freeze
📖 Recipe
💬 Reviews

💡 The recipe in a nutshell

Vegan (eggless and dairy free)
Classic German baking made plant-based
Quick and easy coffee cake
Rich, moist, and fluffy

🇩🇪 Origin

Where or who exactly invented the cake is unclear. We do know that it originated somewhere in Saxony (East Germany) in the 16th century. In the 19th century records show that it gained popularity all over Silesia, and Prussia. And by the 20th century the cake arrived in Rheinland (West German), where it was eaten mainly as a funeral cake (source).

Today Streuselkuchen is a popular coffee cake all over Germany, and Europe. It typically is a yeasted sheet cake with a streusel topping. However, fruit and filling variations are possible.

📋 Variations

Traditionally the base of the cake is made out of yeast. To make it quick and easy, whip up a fluffy cake batter. This recipe asks for all-purpose but works great with other flours, such as spelt or white whole wheat.

Some popular fillings are apple, poppy seed, rhubarb, apricot, plum, blueberry, or currant. A base of vanilla cream or custard is also common, as well as a quark cake base. Add lemon zest or cinnamon to the streusel or replace part of the flour with ground nuts for a streusel variation.

Serve on its own, with dairy-free whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.

🥣 Storage

Store tightly wrapped or covered in an airtight container at room temperature for 3 to 4 days.

❄️ How to freeze

Wrap well, or place in a freezer-friendly container or bag. If stored properly it keeps fresh for up to 3 months in the freezer. Defrost at room temperature overnight.

📖 Recipe

Quick Cherry Streusel Cake (vegan)

Jacqui

This tender German Cherry Streusel Cake is the perfect coffee cake! This version is entirely dairy free and vegan. Filled with sour cherries and topped with buttery sweet streusel. An absolute staple during coffee time in Germany. Unlike the traditional yeast cake base, this recipe uses a quick and easy cake batter.

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Prep Time 30 mins

baking 30 mins

Total Time 1 hr

Course Dessert

Cuisine Dairy-Free, Egg-Free, German, Vegan

Servings 24 pieces

Equipment

A half sheet, 18-by-13-inches, 1 inch high (46 cm × 33 cm)
For a smaller cake half the recipe and use a quarter sheet, 13-by-9 inches (23 cm × 33 cm).
An electric (hand) mixer

Ingredients

Streusel Ingredients

120 g old fashioned oats (4.2 oz)
120 g cane sugar (4.2 oz)
220 g unbleached all-purpose flour (7.7 oz)
110 ml neutral plant oil, or melted butter (4.7 fl oz)

Batter Ingredients

350 g all-purpose flour, unbleached* (10.5 oz)
2 teaspoon baking powder
4 teaspoon cornstarch (10g)
1 teaspoon baking soda
180 g cane sugar (6.3 oz)
a pinch of salt
120 ml extra virgin olive oil (4 fl oz)
330 ml plant milk (11.1fl oz)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cans of sour cherries, or red tart cherries (drained) (700g / 24 oz)

Instructions

Prepare the streusel: In a medium bowl, mix the dry ingredients: Rolled oats, cane sugar and flour. Now slowly add the oil or melted butter. Mix everything roughly with a fork until the crumbles have the desired size. Put streusel in the refrigerator.
Prepare cake batter: Drain the cherries. If you want the cherries a little sweeter, you can sprinkle them with some more cane sugar. Prepare your baking sheet: Line it with baking paper or grease it with some butter.
Preheat your oven to 180°C / 355°F.
In a mixing bowl, mix all the dry ingredients: Flour, baking powder, cornstarch, baking soda, cane sugar and salt. In another, slightly smaller bowl, mix olive oil, milk and vanilla extract. Add the liquid ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix everything with your electric (hand) mixer. Use the whisk attachment for mixing. Start on a slow mixer speed and then increase the speed. Mix until you have a smooth dough without lumps (this usually takes no more than a minute or two).
Baking the cake: Pour the batter onto your prepared baking sheet. If necessary, smooth it out a bit. Quickly sprinkle the cherries evenly over the dough. Spread the crumble evenly as the last layer. Put the tray in the oven and bake for about 30-40minutes. The cake should be baked until golden brown and no batter should stick to the cake when you pick it with a toothpick. Remove the tray from the oven. Let cool completely or eat when still warm.

Keyword german cherry streusel cake, Plant-Based, Vegan

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