Raspberry Rose Coffee Cake

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This Raspberry Rose Coffee Cake recipe is such an amazing flavor combination! The coffee cake is filled with a vanilla rose cream cheese filling and fresh raspberries, then topped with cinnamon streusel and a rose glaze! An unexpectedly awesome breakfast treat!

Are you a coffee cake fan like I am? Then check out this Blueberry Coffee Cake, or this Cinnamon Pumpkin Coffee Cake! Both are easy coffee cake recipes that you’re sure to love.

An Easy Raspberry Coffee Cake Recipe

I’ve been so excited to share this coffee cake with you! It reminds me a little bit of the Mini Blackberry Lavender Cheesecakes I shared recently. I’m totally loving the light flower flavors combined with fruit. Such great combos!

This particular flavor combination idea came from a croissant I had when I was visiting with my cousin in Chicago earlier this summer. We went to a farmers market and had a raspberry rose croissant. I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect, but it was amazing! I wanted to eat them all!

I’ve actually had rosewater sitting in my cabinet for some time now. It was left over from when I made my Rose Water Vanilla Cake. I love the flavor of it and wanted to make something else with it. This coffee cake is the perfect way!

A slice of Raspberry Rose Coffee Cake next to a fork on a white plate with raspberries in the background

What does rose water taste like?

It’s possible that everyone might think it tastes like something different, but myself, the hubs and my taste testers think it actually tastes like sweet heart candies. You know the ones at Valentine’s Day that have the little messages on them? Yep! The flavor is a dead ringer for those. Yes, it’s got a floral taste to it, but otherwise it’s plenty sweet.

One way I ensure that my floral desserts don’t taste too flower-y or like soap is to include a little bit of vanilla extract with it. Vanilla extract helps cut down on that more floral taste so that you really just taste the sweet flavor that you’re meant to.

Side view of a Raspberry Rose Coffee Cake on a white serving platter

How to make this coffee cake recipe

There are several elements for putting this coffee cake together, so it takes a little bit of time, but the unique and fun flavor is totally worth it!

To get started, you’ll put together the streusel topping and set that aside. It’s made with your usual ingredients – some flour, sugar, cinnamon and melted butter.

Next, put together the cream cheese filling layer and set that aside. It’s made with a little cream cheese, sugar, an egg white (save that yolk for later!) and then our flavorings. Like I mentioned before, I use a combination of the rose water with a little vanilla extract.

And to keep with the rose theme and look for this cake, I added just a smidge of pink gel icing color. A little bit goes a long way and the first time I made this, I quickly added too much. The color actually darkens a little after it bakes too, so keep that in mind. You really just need the tiniest tip of a toothpicks worth of color.

From there, mix up the actual cake batter. It’s vanilla in flavor so that there isn’t too much rose water going on in this cake.

A slice of Raspberry Rose Coffee Cake next to a fork on a white plate with raspberries in the background

Finally, to add everything to the pan, add a little more than half of the cake batter to your cake pan, then spread the cream cheese filling evenly over that. On top of the cream cheese you will add some of your raspberries. Drop spoonfuls of the remaining cake batter over the cream cheese a d raspberry layer and do your best to spread it into an even layer over the cream cheese.

Top off the cake with the remaining raspberries and the streusel that you made earlier. Bake the coffee cake in the oven until it’s done. It’ll turn golden on top, but still seem a little jiggly. That will firm up in the fridge as the cheesecake layer cools, so don’t worry.

Finish off the coffee cake with the rosewater glaze and you are ready to go!

This coffee cake is truly amazing! The flavor is sweet, slightly floral and quite light. It kind of feels like I should be sipping tea with the queen while eating it or something, LOL. If you ever have any interest in trying something a little different, you should most definitely give this cake a try! It’s a winner!

A slice of Raspberry Rose Coffee Cake with a bite taken out next to a fork on a white plate with raspberries in the background

More Breakfast Recipes to Enjoy

Raspberry Cream Cheese Coffee Cake
Blueberry Streusel Coffee Cake
Overnight Sausage and Egg Breakfast Casserole
Easy Banana Bread
Overnight Baked Banana French Toast Casserole
Overnight Cinnamon Apple Baked French Toast Casserole

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A slice of Raspberry Rose Coffee Cake next to a fork on a white plate with raspberries in the background
Recipe

Raspberry Rose Coffee Cake

  • Author: Lindsay
  • Prep Time: 1 hour
  • Cook Time: 50 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour 50 minutes
  • Yield: 12-14 slices
  • Category: Breakfast
  • Method: Oven
  • Cuisine: American

Description

This Raspberry Rose Coffee Cake has such an amazing flavor combination! The coffee cake is filled with vanilla rose cream cheese filling and fresh raspberries, then topped with cinnamon streusel and a rose glaze! An unexpectedly awesome breakfast treat!


Ingredients

STREUSEL TOPPING

  • 1/4 cup (33g) all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup (112g) brown sugar, packed
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 2 tbsp (28g) unsalted butter, melted

CREAM CHEESE FILLING

  • 8 oz (226g) cream cheese, room temperature
  • 1/4 cup (52g) sugar
  • 1 large egg white
  • 1/4 tsp rose water
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup (115g) fresh raspberries, cut in half
  • Pink gel icing color

COFFEE CAKE

  • 1 1/2 cups (195g) all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup (112g) unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 3/4 cup (155g) sugar
  • 6 tbsp (86g) sour cream
  • 5 tbsp (74ml) milk
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup (115g) fresh raspberries, cut in half

RASPBERRY ROSE GLAZE

  • 3/4 cup (86g) powdered sugar
  • 12 tbsp milk
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/8 tsp rose water
  • Pink gel icing color

Instructions

TO MAKE THE STREUSEL TOPPING

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare a 9 inch cake pan with a circle of parchment paper in the bottom and grease the sides.
  2. To prepare the streusel, add the flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and melted butter to a medium sized bowl and mix with a fork until well combined and crumbly. Set aside.

TO MAKE THE CREAM CHEESE FILLING

  1. In another medium-sized bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar together with a mixer until smooth.
  2. Add the egg white, rose water and vanilla extract and mix until well incorporated. Set aside egg yolk for cake batter. Set aside cream cheese mixture.

TO MAKE THE COFFEE CAKE BATTER

  1. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl and set aside.
  2. Add the butter and sugar and beat together until light in color and fluffy, 3-4 minutes.
  3. Add the sour cream and mix until well incorporated.
  4. Add the milk and mix until well incorporated. The batter will be very thin.
  5. Add egg, egg yolk, and vanilla extract and mix until smooth.
  6. Add the dry ingredients and mix until well combined, but don’t over mix. Batter will be thick and kind of sticky.

TO ASSEMBLE THE RASPBERRY ROSE COFFEE CAKE

  1. Spread a little more than half of the cake batter evenly into the bottom of the lined and greased cake pan.
  2. Spread the cream cheese filling evenly over the cake batter, then arrange cut raspberries for the filling in an even layer over the cream cheese.
  3. Drop small spoonfuls of remaining cake batter over the filling and spread into an even layer as best you can, then add the raspberries on top.
  4. Sprinkle the streusel evenly over the top of the cake.
  5. Bake coffee cake for 45-50 minutes. It may still seem a little jiggly in the center when you remove it because of the cheesecake layer. It will continue to firm up as it cools. The cake should be a nice golden color on top.
  6. Allow the cake to cool completely, then remove it from the cake pan.
  7. Combine glaze ingredients in a small bowl and whisk until smooth. Drizzle over the cake.
  8. Serve warm, or refrigerate it and serve cool. After refrigeration, individual slices can be warmed in the microwave for 10-15 seconds.

Notes

This cake can have a tendency to stick to the sides of the pan a bit because of the cream filling. Be sure to spray the pan well. You can also run a knife along the edge of the pan before removing it, or you can line the sides of the cake pan with parchment before adding the cake batter.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 slice
  • Calories: 312
  • Sugar: 24.9 g
  • Sodium: 112.9 mg
  • Fat: 15.6 g
  • Carbohydrates: 39.7 g
  • Protein: 4.4 g
  • Cholesterol: 66.9 mg

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11 Comments
  1. Sara

    Hi Lindsay! I was comparing this recipe to your Raspberry Cream Cheese Coffee Cake (without the rose), and noticed that they’re basically identical with the exception of the rose water and the cake base itself, which differs slightly in ingredients. The only difference is in the milk, sour cream, and butter amounts. I think I’m going to make your other version for my husband’s birthday, because it’s so similar to something he loves. I’m just curious though if I should follow the cake recipe from this version, since it’s been updated more recently. I’m wondering if the modifications are due to improvements over the years, or tailored specifically to the rose water version. I hope this makes sense, and would love to know your thoughts! Thanks so much!

    1. Lindsay

      Your question totally makes sense. The sour cream didn’t change, but I did reduce the butter by 1 tablespoon and add that to the milk. It doesn’t make a big difference to the cake, but it does round off the ingredient measurements a little better to make measuring simpler. You could really go either way. It doesn’t make a big difference to the outcome. I hope you enjoy it!

    1. Lindsay

      I don’t really know of something else that will give that same flavor, but you could just use vanilla extract.

  2. Ronak Mehta

    Baked this cake for my birthday and it was an absolute hit! So moist and tasty. Thank you for doing what you do






  3. Erin

    Looks delicious! I have never had rose-water-flavoured amything before, but it sounds excellent. And you already had me with that thick, buttery struesal topping 🙂

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