Obsessed Cakes
Golden Oreo Old-Fashioned Donut Loaf
A Golden Oreo donut loaf with cookie streusel, vanilla glaze, and a soft old-fashioned crumb.
- Prep
- 25 min
- Bake
- 45-90 min
- Total
- 2 hr 30 min
- Yield
- One 9x5-inch loaf
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Ingredients
Golden Oreo Streusel
- 112 g Golden Oreos, crushed (about 10 cookies)
- 55 g (about 1/3 cup + 2 tablespoons) all-purpose flour
- 15 g (about 1 tablespoon + 5/8 teaspoon) granulated sugar
- 15 g (about 1 tablespoon + 1/2 teaspoon) light brown sugar, packed
- 1/8 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 35 g (about 2 tablespoons + 1 1/2 teaspoons) cold butter, cubed
Golden Oreo Old-Fashioned Loaf
- 260 g (about 2 cups + 3 tablespoons) all-purpose flour
- 15 g (about 2 tablespoons + 1/2 teaspoon) cornstarch
- 1 3/4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 185 g (about 3/4 cup + 3 tablespoons) granulated sugar, scant
- 35 g (about 2 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons) light brown sugar, packed
- 120 g (about 1/2 cup + 2 teaspoons) neutral oil
- 200 g (about 3/4 cup + 1 tablespoon) plain unsweetened yogurt
- 135 g (about 1/2 cup + 1 tablespoon) milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste
- 1/2 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- 75 g Golden Oreos, roughly crushed (about 7 cookies)
Glaze
- 220 g (about 1 3/4 cups + 1 tablespoon) powdered sugar
- 44-52 g (about 2 tablespoons + 2 1/2 teaspoons to 3 tablespoons + 1 1/4 teaspoons) milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
- Pinch fine sea salt
Before Baking
- Coarse sanding sugar, for sprinkling
Pan used
I personally prefer a light-colored aluminum pan for these loaves. Here is the one I use. Not sponsored. I don't earn a commission from this link.
Glass holds heat longer, so the edges can overbake before the center is done. If you use glass, loosely tent the loaf with foil early, as soon as the top starts to brown. The foil helps protect the top, but it does not stop the sides or bottom from baking too quickly.
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and fully line a 9x5-inch loaf pan with parchment paper.
- Make the streusel. In a medium bowl, combine the Golden Oreos, flour, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and salt. Add the cold butter and work it into the mixture until crumbly with a mix of small crumbs and larger clumps. Refrigerate while preparing the batter.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the granulated sugar, brown sugar, oil, yogurt, milk, vanilla bean paste, and apple cider vinegar until smooth.
- Add the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and nutmeg. Whisk just until combined and no dry streaks remain.
- Fold in the crushed Golden Oreos just until evenly distributed.
- Transfer the batter to the prepared loaf pan and smooth the top.
- Sprinkle the chilled streusel evenly over the batter, leaving some larger clumps intact.
- Sprinkle the top lightly and evenly with coarse sanding sugar just before baking.
- Bake for 45-55 minutes, tenting loosely with foil once the streusel reaches a light golden color, typically around 30-35 minutes. Depending on your oven, the total baking time may extend to 90 minutes. Use the listed doneness cues rather than the clock alone.
- 10
Before you take the loaf out
Baking time is a guide, not a deadline.
Check the center: Insert a skewer or toothpick into the cake in the center, avoiding the streusel layer.
Ready to come out: The tester comes out clean or with moist crumbs. No wet batter.
Keep baking: Thick, paste-like batter: bake 3-5 minutes more. Wet batter: bake 7-10 minutes more. Then test the center again.
The 205-210°F (96-99°C) range is an extra check. Batter on the tester still means keep baking, even at that temperature.
An underbaked center can collapse as the loaf cools.
- Cool in the pan for 25-30 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.
- Whisk together the powdered sugar, milk, vanilla bean paste, and salt until smooth and pourable.
- Once the loaf is on the wire rack and feels warm but no longer hot, drizzle the glaze evenly over the streusel. Chill for about 30 minutes, or until the glaze is set, before slicing.