Best 7 Walnut Orange Coffee Cake Recipes

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Indulge in the tantalizing flavors of a Walnut Orange Coffee Cake with our curated collection of recipes. This delectable treat is a perfect blend of classic coffee cake and the zesty flavors of orange and walnuts. Our featured recipes offer a range of options to suit every baker's skill level and preference. From the simplicity of a one-bowl recipe to the elegance of a streusel-topped masterpiece, each recipe promises a moist, tender crumb and a burst of citrusy-nutty goodness in every bite. Whether you're a seasoned baker or just starting out, our recipes will guide you through the process of creating this delightful coffee cake that's perfect for breakfast, brunch, or as an afternoon snack.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

WALNUT ORANGE COFFEE CAKE



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My sister gave me this recipe about 40 years ago, and I still make it often. Whenever I take it to a gathering, there's rarely a crumb left - everyone loves the delightful orange flavor. -Janice Satanek, Hermitage, Pennsylvania

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 50m

Yield 12-15 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 21

1 cup quick-cooking oats
1-1/2 cups orange juice
1/2 cup butter, softened
1-1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1 tablespoon grated orange zest
TOPPING:
1-1/2 cups packed brown sugar
3/4 cup butter, cubed
3 tablespoons grated orange zest
3 tablespoons orange juice
3 cups sweetened shredded coconut
1-1/2 cups chopped walnuts

Steps:

  • In a small bowl, stir oats and orange juice until softened; set aside. In a bowl, cream butter and sugars; beat in eggs and vanilla until well combined. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon; add to the creamed mixture alternately with oat mixture. Stir in walnuts and orange zest. Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean., In a small saucepan, combine brown sugar, butter, orange zest and juice. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Cook for 1 minute. Remove from the heat; stir in coconut and walnuts. Gently spread over warm cake. Broil 4 in. from the heat for 2 minutes or until the topping is bubbly.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 614 calories, Fat 32g fat (16g saturated fat), Cholesterol 69mg cholesterol, Sodium 413mg sodium, Carbohydrate 77g carbohydrate (57g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 8g protein.

WALNUT SPICE COFFEE CAKE



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The walnut-crumb topping and spiced cake make this the perfect partner for coffee or tea.

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Time 3h

Yield 8 to 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 16

1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup packed dark brown sugar
1 cup toasted walnuts, chopped
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1 stick (8 tablespoons) unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus extra for the pan
2 cups all-purpose flour (see Cook's Note)
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon apple pie spice
1/2 teaspoon fine salt
1 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs, at room temperature
1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 cup sour cream

Steps:

  • Combine the granulated and dark brown sugars, walnuts, flour, vanilla, and cinnamon in a medium bowl. Add the butter and stir to make moist, coarse crumbs; set aside.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Line the bottom of an 8-inch square cake pan with parchment paper; butter the paper and the sides of the pan.
  • Sift the flour, baking soda, pie spice and salt into a medium bowl. Beat the butter and granulated sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add the eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition; beat in the vanilla. Add the flour mixture in 3 parts, alternating with the sour cream in 2 parts, beginning and ending with the flour and mixing well between additions.
  • Spread 2/3 of the batter in the prepared pan and sprinkle with half the crumbs. Top with the remaining batter and crumbs. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean and the top has browned, about 1 hour and 10 minutes.
  • Cool the cake in the pan on a wire rack for 20 minutes. Invert out of the pan and then turn crumb-side up to cool completely.
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WALNUT COFFEE CAKE



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This has been in the family some time. I am now a great-grandmother myself (I have one little great-granddaughter; in addition, I have three grandchildren and a son), and it's one of the recipes that my mother used to make long ago. I've lived on the farm where I was brought up all my life. I am a jack-of-all-trades in the kitchen, and my husband and I both enjoy hunting. -Beatrice Richard, Posen, Michigan

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 55m

Yield 12-15 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 17

1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup butter, softened
1-1/4 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 cup milk
1 cup chopped walnuts
TOPPING:
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 cup cold butter
1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, cream the cream cheese, butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and baking soda; add to the creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. Stir in walnuts. Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan., For the topping, combine the flour, sugar and cinnamon; cut in butter until coarse crumbs form. Stir in walnuts. Sprinkle over coffee cake. , Bake at 350° for 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Serve warm.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 383 calories, Fat 22g fat (10g saturated fat), Cholesterol 70mg cholesterol, Sodium 220mg sodium, Carbohydrate 40g carbohydrate (24g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 7g protein.

WALNUT-ORANGE CAKE



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Provided by Diane Rossen Worthington

Categories     Cake     Egg     Dessert     Orange     Walnut     Winter     Bon Appétit     Vegetarian     Pescatarian     Dairy Free     Peanut Free     Soy Free     Kosher

Yield Makes 8 to 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

Nonstick olive oil spray
1 1/2 cups chopped walnuts
1 cup all purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
4 large eggs
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup fresh orange juice
1 tablespoon finely grated orange peel
1/2 cup olive oil
Powdered sugar

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray 9-inch-diameter springform pan with nonstick olive oil spray. Place parchment paper round in bottom of pan and spray paper.
  • Grind walnuts in processor until finely ground but not powdery. Combine ground walnuts, flour, and baking powder in medium bowl; set aside.
  • Using electric mixer, beat eggs in large bowl until frothy, about 2 minutes. Gradually add sugar, beating until light, thick, and pale yellow, about 4 minutes. Gradually add walnut-flour mixture; then add orange juice, orange peel, and olive oil, beating just until blended. Transfer batter to prepared pan. Place pan on rimmed baking sheet, and bake cake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool cake completely in pan on rack.
  • Release pan sides. Carefully invert cake onto platter and remove parchment paper. Sprinkle powdered sugar atop cake and serve.

ORANGE WALNUT COFFEE CAKE WITH ORANGE GLAZE



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Easy to make tasty orange cake starting with a yellow cake mix, and baked in a spring form pan for pretty presentation. From Family Circle Fast Meals Cookbook, a treasured 1972 cook book from my collection.

Provided by foodtvfan

Categories     Breads

Time 1h15m

Yield 8-10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 (18 ounce) package yellow cake mix
2 teaspoons orange zest
1/2 cup orange juice
3/4 cup water
1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts
1 cup icing sugar, sifted
2 tablespoons orange juice, divided
orange strips (optional) or orange zest (optional)

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease an 8-inch spring form pan; flour lightly, tapping out excess flour, or use pan release recipe #78579.
  • Combine cake mix, orange zest, orange juice and water in a large mixer bowl.
  • Beat the batter according to package directions.
  • Stir in walnuts. Pour into prepared pan.
  • Bake in preheated oven for 50 minutes, or until top springs back when lightly pressed with fingertip.
  • Cool in pan on a wire rack 10 minutes. Loosen cake around edge with a knife; release spring, and carefully lift off side of pan.
  • Place cake on a wire rack; cool completely.
  • Remove cake from metal base; place on a serving plate.
  • Glaze:.
  • Blend sifted icing sugar and orange juice together. (Place sifter over mixing bowl.).
  • Stir in 1 Tablespoon more orange juice, a little at a time, until glaze is thin enough to pour from a spoon.
  • Spoon over top of cake, letting mixture drizzle down side. A slotted spoon is great for drizzling.
  • Sprinkle thin orange peel strips, or grated orange zest, over top of cake for garnish (optional).

Nutrition Facts : Calories 390.9, Fat 12.2, SaturatedFat 1.6, Cholesterol 1.3, Sodium 420, Carbohydrate 67.9, Fiber 1.3, Sugar 44.1, Protein 4.1

FLUFFY COFFEE AND WALNUT CAKE WITH MOCHA BUTTERCREAM



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This light and fluffy coffee and walnut cake recipe is inspired by the classic British cake-but the mocha frosting takes it over the top.

Provided by Tara O'Brady

Time 2h

Yield Makes one 8"-diameter cake

Number Of Ingredients 20

¾ cup (1½ sticks) unsalted butter, plus more for pans
2 cups (250 g) raw walnuts
½ cup plus 2 Tbsp. vegetable oil or refined coconut oil, melted
2 cups (250 g) all-purpose flour
2¼ tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. Diamond Crystal or ½ tsp. Morton kosher salt
½ tsp. baking soda
4 large eggs
1¼ cups (250 g) sugar
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tsp. instant espresso powder
2 Tbsp. whole milk
8 large egg whites
2¼ cups (450 g) sugar
¾ tsp. Diamond Crystal or ½ tsp. Morton kosher salt
¼ tsp. cream of tartar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
3 cups (6 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature, cut into pieces
¼ cup (21 g) unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted if needed
2 tsp. instant espresso powder

Steps:

  • Place a rack in middle of oven; preheat to 325°. Lightly butter three 8"-diameter cake pans and line bottoms with parchment paper rounds. Toast 2 cups (250 g) raw walnuts in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet, tossing halfway through, until golden brown, 12-14 minutes. Let cool. Set aside 1 cup walnuts for serving.
  • Meanwhile, cook ¾ cup (1½ sticks) unsalted butter in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring often, until it foams, then browns, 6-8 minutes. Remove from heat and immediately stir in ½ cup plus 2 Tbsp. vegetable oil or refined coconut oil, melted. Set brown butter mixture aside.
  • Pulse remaining 1 cup toasted walnuts in a food processor until coarsely ground (it should be the texture of panko). Transfer to a large bowl and whisk in 2 cups (250 g) all-purpose flour, 2¼ tsp. baking powder, 1 tsp. Diamond Crystal or ½ tsp. Morton kosher salt, and ½ tsp. baking soda.
  • Process 4 large eggs, 1¼ cups (250 g) sugar, 2 tsp. vanilla extract, and 1 tsp. instant espresso powder in food processor (no need to clean bowl) until mixture is lightened in color and thickened, about 30 seconds. Stir 2 Tbsp. whole milk into reserved brown butter mixture. With motor running, gradually stream brown butter mixture into egg mixture and process until combined. Add dry ingredients and process just until a smooth batter forms. Divide batter among prepared pans.
  • Bake cakes, rotating pans front to back after 15 minutes, until puffed and just starting to pull away from the sides of pans and a tester inserted in the centers comes out clean, 20-22 minutes. Transfer pans to wire racks and let cakes cool 15 minutes. Run a small knife around edges of each cake to release from pan if needed. Turn out cakes onto racks and remove parchment paper; discard. Turn cakes right side up and let cool completely.
  • Combine 8 large egg whites, 2¼ cups (450 g) sugar, ¾ tsp. Diamond Crystal or ½ tsp. Morton kosher salt, and ¼ tsp. cream of tartar in the bowl of a stand mixer. Set over a medium saucepan filled with 1½" of simmering water (bowl should not touch water). Heat, stirring and scraping often with a heatproof rubber spatula, until sugar is dissolved and an instant-read thermometer registers 185°, 10-15 minutes.
  • Fit bowl onto stand mixer fitted with whisk attachment and beat, starting on low speed and gradually increasing to high, until meringue is shiny and stiff, 8-10 minutes. Beat in 1 tsp. vanilla extract.
  • With mixer on medium speed, add 3 cups (6 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature, cut into pieces, a piece at a time, mixing until incorporated before adding more. Once all the butter has been added, increase speed to high and beat 1 minute. Transfer buttercream in bowl to refrigerator and chill 30 minutes.
  • Fit bowl with buttercream back onto stand mixer and add ¼ cup (21 g) unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted if needed, and 2 tsp. instant espresso powder. Beat on medium-low speed, scraping down sides as needed, until combined.
  • Using a large serrated knife and long sawing strokes, remove tops of cakes to level if needed. Place a cake layer, right side up, on a cake stand or large plate. Using an offset spatula, spread ¼ cup buttercream over cake, working all the way to the edges. Place second cake layer, right side up, on top; spread another ¼ cup buttercream over cake, working all the way to the edges. Place third cake layer, cut side down, on top, and press lightly to adhere. Spread top and sides of cake with ½ cup buttercream in a thin, even layer. Chill, uncovered, at least 1 hour and up to 12 hours. (If chilling cake longer than 1 hour, cover remaining buttercream in bowl and chill. Bring to room temperature and beat again before using.)

COFFEE WALNUT LAYER CAKE



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This is a subtle cake: the coffee tempers the sweetness, and the buttery sweetness keeps it all mellow. Even if you don't make cakes, this one is a cinch. Don't be alarmed if the two sponge layers look thin when you unmold them. They are meant to be, because the cake gains a lot of height with its frosting. This cake is all about old-fashioned, homespun charm, so don't worry about how messy it looks: however the frosting goes on is fine. If you want to fully cover the sides of the cake, make a double batch of the frosting.

Provided by Nigella Lawson

Categories     project, dessert

Time 1h

Yield 8 to 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 15

Butter for pans
1/2 cup (60 grams) walnut pieces
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons (245 grams) sugar
2 sticks (8 ounces) unsalted butter at room temperature
1 2/3 cups (230 grams) flour
1 tablespoon (14 grams) baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 large eggs
2 tablespoons milk at room temperature, more as needed
1 tablespoon (3 grams) instant coffee dissolved in 1 tablespoon boiling water
2 1/2 cups (300 grams) confectioners' sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 sticks (6 ounces) unsalted butter at room temperature
1 tablespoon (3 grams) instant coffee dissolved in 1 tablespoon boiling water
1/4 cup walnut halves, for decoration

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350 degrees. Butter two 8-inch cake pans, and line base of each with parchment paper. In food processor, combine 1/2 cup walnut pieces and sugar. Process to a fine powder. Add butter, flour, baking powder, salt and eggs. Process to a smooth batter.
  • Add 2 tablespoons milk to coffee mixture and pour this down feed tube with motor running. Mixture should be just soft enough to drop from a spoon; if not, add more milk. Divide cake batter between two pans. Bake until risen and springy to touch, about 25 minutes. Cool on a rack for 10 minutes, then remove from pan and place on rack. Remove parchment paper. Cool completely. You may want to level them if they domed in the oven.
  • For frosting: Place confectioners' sugar and salt in food processor and pulse until lump-free. Add butter and process until smooth. Add coffee mixture down feed tube and pulse until well blended.
  • Place one cake upside down on a plate or cake stand. Spread with about half the frosting. Place second cake right side up on frosting, and cover top and sides in a swirly pattern. Place a walnut half in center of cake, and gently press remaining halves into top of cake, around the edge.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 721, UnsaturatedFat 15 grams, Carbohydrate 85 grams, Fat 41 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 7 grams, SaturatedFat 23 grams, Sodium 301 milligrams, Sugar 76 grams, TransFat 1 gram

Tips:

  • Use fresh ingredients for the best flavor. Stale nuts, old spices, and wilted oranges will not produce a tasty coffee cake.
  • Toast the walnuts before using them. This will bring out their flavor and make them more fragrant.
  • Use a zester to get the most flavor out of the oranges. A zester will remove only the zest (the flavorful outer layer of the peel) and leave behind the bitter pith.
  • Don't overmix the batter. Overmixing will develop the gluten in the flour, resulting in a tough coffee cake.
  • Bake the coffee cake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. This will ensure that the cake is cooked through.
  • Let the coffee cake cool completely before glazing it. This will help the glaze to set properly.

Conclusion:

This walnut orange coffee cake is a delicious and easy-to-make treat that is perfect for any occasion. With its moist crumb, sweet orange flavor, and crunchy walnuts, it is sure to be a hit with everyone who tries it. So next time you are looking for a special breakfast or dessert, give this recipe a try. You won't be disappointed!

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