Rustic Carrot Coffee Cake

24 ingredients
10 steps

Ingredients

  • FOR THE TOPPING:
  • 1/4 cups Spelt Flour
  • 2 Tablespoons Spelt Flour
  • 2 Tablespoons Oat Bran
  • 2 Tablespoons Dark Brown Sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon Granulated Sugar
  • 1 pinch Salt
  • 3 Tablespoons Cold, Unsalted Butter, Cut Into 1/4 Inch Pieces
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  • FOR THE CAKE:
  • 1 cup Spelt Flour
  • 3/4 cups All-purpose Flour
  • 1/4 cups Oat Bran
  • 1/3 cups Dark Brown Sugar
  • 1/4 cups Granulated Sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Allspice
  • 1 teaspoon Kosher Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
  • 1/2 teaspoons Baking Soda
  • 1/2 teaspoons Cinnamon
  • 1-1/2 cup Coarsely Grated Carrots
  • 2 ounces, weight (1/2 Stick) Butter, Melted And Cooled Slightly
  • 1 cup Buttermilk
  • 1 whole Egg

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees (F). Coat a 9 inch springform pan with cooking spray.
  2. 2
    For streusel topping:
  3. 3
    Measure the 1/4 cup plus 2 Tablespoons of spelt flour, 2 Tablespoons oat bran, 2 Tablespoons dark brown sugar and 1 Tablespoon granulated sugar, and pinch of salt into small bowl. Throw in your 3 Tablespoons of cold butter and rub the mixture together with your fingers to create a coarse cornmeal-textured mix. Set aside
  4. 4
    For the Cake:
  5. 5
    Put the dry ingredients into your bowl whisking to combine. Stir the carrots in.
  6. 6
    In small bowl thoroughly whisk wet ingredients (melted butter, buttermilk and egg) together. Using a spatula, make a small well in your dry ingredients and pour in the wet. Stir to combine.
  7. 7
    Scrape batter into your greased pan and sprinkle with streusel topping. Press into the batter slightly.
  8. 8
    Bake for 40-45 minutes or until your house smells divine and the top is nice and brown. A toothpick inserted in the center should come out clean, with perhaps a few moist crumbs sticking to it, but certainly no wet batter.
  9. 9
    Set on cooling rack and wait 10 minutes before slicing gently with a serrated knife and serving.
  10. 10
    Serve with plain yogurt swirled with a dash of cinnamon, vanilla, and honey.

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