Chocolate Streusel Recipes

CHOCOLATE STREUSEL POUNDCAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan, then line with parchment paper, leaving enough to hang over the edges of the pan. Grease the parchment on the bottom of the loaf pan.
• In a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water, or in the microwave, melt the chocolate for the cake, stirring until smooth. Set aside to cool while you prepare the streusel.
• Prepare the streusel: In a bowl, stir together flour, sugar, cocoa powder and salt. Using fingers or a fork, cut in the butter until it is evenly distributed and forms large, moist crumbs. Stir in the chocolate chips.
• Scatter half the streusel evenly into the bottom of the loaf pan. Bake for 15 to 18 minutes, or until baked through.
• Prepare the cake: In a large bowl, sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and baking soda.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat melted butter, both sugars and salt together until combined. Beat in egg, vanilla extract, yogurt, milk and melted chocolate. Fold in dry ingredients until just combined.
• Scrape batter into prepared pan and top with remaining streusel. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of cake emerges clean, about 1 hour 15 minutes. Transfer pan to a wire rack and cool completely before turning out and slicing.

CHOCOLATE STREUSEL BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, and cocoa.
• Cut in the margarine until crumbly (mixture will be dry).
• Reserving 2 cups crumb mixture, press remainder in bottom of 13x9 inch baking pan.
• Bake 15 minutes.
• In large mixing bowl beat cheese until fluffy.
• Gradually beat in condensed milk until smooth.
• Add egg and vanilla; mix well. Pour over prepared crust. Celsius.
• ombine nuts with reserved crumb mixture. Sprinkle evenly over cheese mixture.
• Bake 25 minutes or until bubbly.
• Cool and cut into bars.
• Store covered in refrigerator.

CHOCOLATE-CHIP STREUSEL BROWNIES

Steps:

• Cookie Dough:Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Brush a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with butter; line with parchment, leaving a slight overhang on long sides. Whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
• In a large bowl, beat butter with both sugars on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, 6 minutes. Reduce speed to medium-low and beat in egg. Beat in vanilla. Reduce speed to low and add flour mixture; beat until just incorporated. Stir in chocolate.
• Brownie Batter:Melt butter and chocolate in a medium heat-proof bowl set over (not in) a pot of simmering water, stirring until smooth. Remove from heat; whisk in granulated sugar. Whisk in eggs, one at a time, until combined. Whisk in cocoa and salt. Fold in flour until combined.
• Pour brownie batter into prepared pan, smoothing top with an offset spatula. Crumble cookie dough evenly over batter. Cover with parchment-lined foil; bake until just set, 20 minutes. Remove foil and continue baking until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into center (avoiding chocolate chunks) comes out with moist crumbs, 27 to 30 minutes more. Let cool completely in pan on a wire rack. Lift brownies from pan using parchment; cut into 16 squares. Brownies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature up to 3 days.

PUMPKIN BABKA WITH CHOCOLATE STREUSEL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
• Mix 1/4 cup light brown sugar, dark brown sugar, walnuts, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, and 1/4 teaspoon ginger together in a bowl. Cut in 1 1/2 teaspoon butter with a pastry blender until mixture is crumbly. Divide streusel mixture between two bowls. Mix chocolate chips into one bowl.
• Combine 1/2 cup butter, 1/2 cup light brown sugar, and white sugar in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add pumpkin puree, sour cream, dark rum, and vanilla extract; mix well.
• Combine flour, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, baking soda, and sea salt in a bowl. Beat gradually into the pumpkin mixture until batter is smooth.
• Spoon half of the batter into the prepared pan. Sprinkle chocolate chip streusel over batter, keeping it away from the sides of the pan. Spoon remaining batter on top, spreading it to the edges of the pan. Sprinkle remaining streusel on top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 55 minutes. Transfer pan to a wire rack; let cool for 30 minutes. Invert cake onto the wire rack to cool completely.
• Melt bittersweet chocolate in a microwave-safe glass or ceramic bowl in 15-second intervals, stirring after each melting, 1 to 3 minutes. Drizzle over the top and side of the cake. Chill cake until chocolate is set, about 20 minutes.

CHOCOLATE COFFEE CAKE WITH CHOCOLATE STREUSEL TOPPING

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
• In a large mixing bowl, cream butter, sugar, vanilla and eggs for about 5 minutes.
• In a bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• Add the flour mixture along with the sour cream to the creamed mixture; mix until well combined.
• Stir in chocolate chips.
• Transfer to prepared baking dish, and smooth out batter.
• To make topping: mix together brown sugar, flour, cocoa and butter until crumbly.
• Stir in chocolate chips and nuts.
• Sprinkle the streusel mixture evenly over cake batter in the pan.
• Bake for about 35-40 minutes (do not overbake).
• Delicious!

STRAWBERRY-CHOCOLATE CHIP MUFFINS WITH CHOCOLATE STREUSEL TOPPING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease 18 cups of 2 standard 12-cup muffin tin or line cups with paper liners.
• Combine flour, brown sugar, white sugar, cocoa powder, and salt in bowl for the streusel topping until well combined. Mix in melted butter and vanilla until mixture resembles wet sand. Set aside.
• Mix together flour, baking powder, and salt for muffins in a large bowl until combined. Add strawberries and chocolate chips and stir until evenly distributed in the flour mixture.
• Whisk sugar, egg, and melted butter together in a bowl until thoroughly combined. Add buttermilk and vanilla extract and whisk until thoroughly incorporated. Add buttermilk mixture to the flour mixture and gently fold just until no dry clumps of flour remain. Do not overmix.
• Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups and sprinkle streusel topping evenly over each muffin, about 1 to 1 1/2 tablespoons per muffin.
• Place pans into the preheated oven and bake until edges of the muffins are golden and tops spring back lightly when touched, 22 to 27 minutes. Allow muffins to cool in the pan for 10 to 15 minutes before carefully transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.