Apricot Orange Coffee Cake(Cook's Illustrated)

• Streusel Topping
• light brown sugar↗1⁄3 cup
• sugar↗1⁄3 cup
• flour↗1⁄3 cup
• butter, melted and cooled↗1 tablespoon
• Cake
• flour↗3 cups
• baking powder↗1 tablespoon
• baking soda↗1 teaspoon
• cinnamon↗1 teaspoon
• salt↗1⁄4 teaspoon
• plain yogurt↗1 3⁄4 cups
• brown sugar↗1 cup
• sugar↗1 cup
• eggs↗3
• tablespoons butter, melted and cooled↗7
• cup dried apricot, chopped↗1
• teaspoon orange zest, grated↗1

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 9" x 13" pan.

2. 2

   Topping: Mix together sugars and flour. Using fingers, mix in melted butter so it resembles wet sand.

3. 3

   Mix all dry cake ingredients in a large bowl. In a separate bowl whisk together yogurt, sugars, eggs and butter. Fold into flour mixture and add chopped apricots and orange zest. Mix until combined then pour into prepared pan and smooth the top. Sprinkle streusel topping evenly over top.

4. 4

   Bake for 45-50 minutes, rotating pan halfway through baking time. Toothpick inserted in centre should come out with just a few crumbs attached.