This easy to make coffee cake recipe has been passed down through generations. Your family will love it, too!

Quick Cherry Coffee Cake from Scratch

My Dad is always thinking of recipes to share with you! This recipe for Quick Cherry Coffee Cake has been in his family for over 60 years! You can tell it’s age by the shortening in the recipe. It originally came from his Grandma, he had this as a kid.

I almost scrapped these pictures because the piece I cut fell apart on the plate. But that’s what the pie filling does, it pushes it’s way out because it’s so gooey. And gooey is what makes this recipe delicious, so I decided I must use these pictures to really portray how good this stuff is!

If you like dessert for breakfast too, then you might also like this 2-Ingredient Apple Cinnamon Roll Bake, Cinnamon Roll Peach Cobbler, Rhubarb Breakfast Cake, or Donut S’mores!

What You’ll Need for the Coffee Cake:

• 2 cups Flour
• 3 tsp Baking Powder
• 1 tsp Salt
• 1/2 cup Sugar
• 2/3 cup Shortening
• 1 cup Milk
• 2 (21 oz) cans Cherry Pie Filling

The Streusel Topping:

• 1/4 cup Butter
• 1/2 cup Sugar
• 1/2 cup Flour
• 1/8 tsp Vanilla

And the Icing:

• 1/2 cup Powdered Sugar
• 1/2 tbsp Milk

How to Make Quick Cherry Coffee Cake

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray 9 x 13 pan with non-stick spray and set aside.
• In a medium size bowl, combine 2 cups flour, 3 tsp baking powder, 1 tsp salt, 1/2 cup sugar, 2/3 cup shortening, and 1 cup milk. Mix together until the dough feels like sticky biscuit dough.
• Spread into bottom of prepared pan evenly, bringing some of the dough up the sides of the pan to contain the pie filling.
• Cover the dough with 2 (21 oz) cans of cherry pie filling. The filling should not touch the sides of the pan.
• Using the same bowl, mix 1/4 cup butter, 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 cup flour, and 1/8 tsp vanilla together with a fork until crumbly. Sprinkle over cherry pie filling.
• Bake for 35-40 minutes, or until the streusel is golden brown.
• Remove from oven and let cool.
• Combine 1/2 cup powdered sugar with 1/2 tbsp milk to form icing, then drizzle over the coffee cake.

More Breakfast Ideas:

• 2-Ingredient Apple Cinnamon Roll Bake
• Strawberry Smoothie Bowl
• Cinnamon Roll Peach Cobbler
• Vegetarian Egg Bake
• Vegetarian Breakfast Sandwich
• Strawberry Scones
• Rhubarb Breakfast Cake
• Blueberry Breakfast Quesadilla
• Vegan Pumpkin Coffee Cake
• Mini-Chocolate Chip Scones
• Vegetarian Biscuits and Gravy
• Cinnamon Rolls in the Waffle Maker
• Donut Strawberry Shortcake

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Quick Cherry Coffee Cake

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Quick Cherry Coffee Cake, this easy to make coffee cake recipe has been passed down through generations. Your family will love it, too!

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 35 minutes

Total Time 50 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 cups Flour
• 3 tsp Baking Powder
• 1 tsp Salt
• 1/2 cup Sugar
• 2/3 cup Shortening
• 1 cup Milk
• 2 (21 oz) cans Cherry Pie Filling

Streusel Topping

• 1/4 cup Butter
• 1/2 cup Sugar
• 1/2 cup Flour
• 1/8 tsp Vanilla

Icing

• 1/2 cup Powdered Sugar
• 1/2 tbsp Milk

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray 9 x 13 pan with non-stick spray and set aside.
2. In a medium size bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, shortening and milk. Mix together until the dough feels like sticky biscuit dough.
3. Spread into bottom of prepared pan evenly, bringing some of the dough up the sides of the pan to contain the pie filling.
4. Cover the dough with cherry pie filling. The filling should not touch the sides of the pan.
5. Using the same bowl, combine the streusel topping by mixing butter, sugar, flour, and vanilla together with a fork until crumbly. Sprinkle over cherry pie filling.
6. Bake for 35-40 minutes, or until the streusel is golden brown.
7. Remove from oven and let cool.
8. Combine powdered sugar and milk to form icing, the drizzle over the coffee cake.