The Ferguson Recipes – Recipes, Plain & Simple
📖 The Recipes Visit our Contact Page to find out how you can contribute your favorite recipes.
The Ferguson Recipes – Recipes, Plain & Simple
The Ferguson Recipes

Cake Mix Chocolate Chip Cookies 🌄 💤 ⏳
Cake Mix Peppermint Bark Cookies 🌄 💤
Calamari Piccata 🌄 💤 ⏳
California Cafe's Chicken And Basil Potstickers 🌄 💤 ⏳
California Coffee Cake 🌄 💤 ⏳
California Roll 🌄 💤 ⏳
Can Size Conversion 🌄 💤 ⏳
Canard Au Vin 🌄 💤 ⏳
🖨 🖨
California Coffee Cake
California Coffee Cake
{Serving suggestion only*}
Click Image to Zoom
Start your day with California Coffee Cake featuring a buttery, tender crumb and cinnamon-walnut filling. This breakfast classic is elevated with fresh citrus zest and a special technique—folding in whipped egg whites creates an incredibly light texture. The streusel-like filling adds sweet pockets of cinnamon throughout, while the aroma fills your kitchen with warmth. Perfect for brunches, holidays, or weekend family gatherings!
No Jump Zone
Ingredients
Filling:
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 TBS. melted butter
1 TBS. flour
Batter:
1 cup sugar

(continued in the next column ↗️)

1/2 cup butter
1 1/2 cups flour
2 eggs - separated
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1/2 cup milk
grated peel of 1 lemon and 1 orange
Directions
  • Mix together filling ingredients and set aside.
  • For batter, begin by sifting together the flour, salt and baking powder.
  • Set aside.
  • Cream butter, add sugar, add yolks.
  • Mix in flour mixture.
  • Beat egg whites until stiff and fold into batter.
  • Pour 4/5 into a greased 9 x 9 pan.
  • Sprinkle filling over batter, then top with remaining batter.
  • Bake at 350° for 40 to 45 minutes.
Servings\Yield
Serves 8
Nutrition Facts
Nutrition Per Serving: Calories: 380; Total Fat: 17g (Saturated Fat: 8g); Cholesterol: 75mg; Sodium: 300mg; Total Carbohydrates: 52g (Dietary Fiber: 1g, Sugars: 32g); Protein: 6g
*Nutrition information is provided as a general estimate only. Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients, and is based on available nutrient data. Variations may occur based on ingredient brands and preparation methods.
🧑‍🍳 The Cook:  Anonymous 🔑 Keywords: breakfast, sweets
🗂️ Categories: 🥞 Breakfast & Brunch
📚 Collections: The TFR Cookbook
California Coffee Cake was added on April 22, 2006 and last updated on June 07, 2025.
*Serving suggestion only. 😂 If a food photo doesn't look like it was taken by a monkey named Frank, it was most likely AI generated and not the result of Frank's minimal culinary or photographic skills. Unless you failed the "I'm not a robot" test, your recipes will probably not look like the ones in the pictures. See Creamy Turkey Veggie Soup to read more about AI images.
📄 A Quick Note About The Recipes At The Ferguson Recipes: We love sharing recipes, but please be aware that most haven't been professionally tested in our kitchen or independantly verified. Your safety is important to us, so always practice safe food handling and cooking techniques. Cook smart and use your best judgment! Eggs: If you make a recipe that uses raw eggs, please consider using pasteurized eggs. Allergens: Food allergens have not been identified in each individual recipe. Please use caution if you have any food allergies. Have questions about a specific recipe? Feel free to reach out to us.
💡️ Cookie Policy, Privacy Policy, Disclaimers, and Terms of Service
🍪 Cookie Policy: Cookies are only used for registered users for the keep logged-in function, if you select it. They are also used to let us know that you don't want cookies set. Ironic, ain't it!
🤐 Privacy Policy: I don't share your information with anyone; I don't even know how!
📜 Terms of Service: Be nice!
ℹ️ About TFR: Click me to learn more about The Ferguson Recipes!
🏛️ Founded April 13, 2006
©️ 2006 - 2026 fergusonrecipes.com
📧 Contact!
📄Recipe Disclaimer: While The Ferguson Recipes strives to present reliable and delicious recipes, please note that most of the recipes on this site have not undergone rigorous testing or independent verification. For this reason, we strongly recommend that you always follow standard food safety guidelines when preparing any dish. Eggs: If you make a recipe that uses raw eggs, please consider using pasteurized eggs. Allergens: Food allergens have not been identified in each individual recipe. Please use caution if you have any food allergies. If you have any questions or concerns about a specific recipe, please feel free to contact us.
🔎️ About Searches
  • ‼️ Please enter at least 3 characters with at least 1 letter. (50 character limit.)
  • 🍏 Use quotes for exact match (e.g.,"apple pie")
  • 🍲 Use + to require words (e.g.,+chicken +rice)
  • 🥩 Use | for "OR" (e.g., beef|chicken)
  • 🚫 Use - to exclude (e.g., chocolate -nuts)
  • 🌟 Use * as a wildcard (e.g., chick*)
  • 🥣 Combine filters
    • 🥣 Try (e.g., +Mexican +taco* -rice)
    • 🥣 or (e.g., +"green beans" +ferguson)
  • ⚠️ Some special characters might be ignored.
  • 🍪 Search by category (e.g., sweets|cookies)
  • 🧂 Search by ingredient (e.g., cinnamon, nutmeg)
  • 🔍 Try multiple words for better results
  • 🛑️ NOTE: One or more "-" without anything else will find no recipes.
  • ⚠️ Occasionally, the highlighting process breaks due to embedded hyperlinks, some wierd characters, some weird punctuation, sun spots, acne spots, etc. Nowt to be done about it.
✖ Zoomed image