Cream Cheese Almond Coffee Cake

Nice and moist. It didn't rise as much as I thought it would. I used dried cranberries. Easy to make. Plan to make it again. Thanks. Oops! Just realized that I forgot to add the almond extract! Sigh.UPDATE: i have now made this cake 3 times since my first review. I'm addicted! I now use dried cranberries and 1 1/4 tsp almond extract and bake it for 30 minutes in a 9X13 pan. It is the best coffee cake I have ever tasted. Next time, I may use chocolate chips instead of the dried fruit and see how that works.

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This was very good. The batter was out of this world, I almost wanted to just pull out a spoon and eat the unbaked batter, it tasted almost like a mousse or a frosting. DH wouldn't let me though, LOL. He absolutely loved the finished product (baked for 30 minutes). It was great, and the house smelled like heaven! Thank you, this is a keeper!

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Wow! This cake is so good. I made it on Christmas Eve and it is now Dec. 26 and even better since it has sat for two days. The texture is dense and the flavor buttery. I made it exactly as written and will do so again. Thanks for posting!

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Very moist and wonderful. My DF could not stop raving about how good it was and my DSD who never eats ate it and took some home. I did not use any dried fruit because it just did not sound appealing but will be using real fruit in the the future. Thanks for a great recipe.

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Awesomly AWESOME! I did what others did as well and doubled the topping and cooked it for 35 mins. It was just awesome!

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I made this for my daughter and her friends and they loved it! The almond flavor is delicious. I left out the dried fruit. I will definately be making this again! Thanks so much for posting!

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Our coffee guests devoured this! I used pecans instead of almonds, and dried cranberries instead of cherries. I also ended up subbing the milk for water because I didn't realize we were out until it was too late! Oops! Turned out great anyway!

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Wow. This is excellent. I used 1 T of vanilla extract and no almond extract (didn't have any). Omitted the dried cherries and almonds. Delicious Sunday brunch! Thanks for posting.

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Fantastical! Quick and easy to make. I didn't add any of the dried fruit (both because I lacked them, and the prospect of something chewy wasn't too appealing at the moment.) I lacked almond extract, so I added an extra 1/4 t of vanilla extract. Like some of the others, I doubled the topping recipe (using margarine instead of butter) and mixed in a little into the batter. It was moist, fluffy, and delicious. Best coffee cake I've had in a long time. Will definitely make again!

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This coffee cake is AMAZING. It's so moist, and it has great flavor. I made the following changes: I used low fat cream cheese, I left out the almond extract, and I didn't use the dried fruit. I left out the fruit because it seemed like other reviewers didn't use it, but I'll probably add it next time to if the coffee cake is even better that way (if that's possible). My new favorite...thanks for sharing!

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Excellent coffee cake! I am usually not a huge fan of coffee cake, but this was wonderful. I didn't have almond extract, and so omitted it, as well as dried fruit; and I also used salted butter, but it turned out wonderful. I also took the advice of others and doubled the topping. So moist and fluffy!

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VEry good, did not use any dried fruit. and used slicvered almonds (that is all they had at the store) made for retirement breakfast at work and almost all of it was gone by the end of the day. this is now in the tried and true cookbook for my personal use! thanks for turning me on to this. I can't believe how light and fluggy it was. moist and not overpowering at all! FABULOUS!!!!

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WICKED GOOD! thank you so much! i baked these into muffins and gave some on a platter with other items to the local homeless shelter! we loved them and im sure everyone else will too! i did not add cherries, i added currants

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We loved this. I added a touch of cinnamon to the cake batter. I think that the cake batter would make a great special occasion cake. Very excited to try it different ways in the future. Thank you so much for sharing this delicious recipe

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Super great!!!! so easy and so soft!!!! Will try to make again today but use some fresh fruits.

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Rich and moist and decadent! Made it once already using dried cherries. Will be making it again today using some rum soaked raisins I have to use up. I'll also have to use chopped almonds instead of sliced, but I don't think there will be any complaints! Was puzzled by the instructions in step 4 though. What does mix inches mean?

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Great cake, I baked mine for 33 minutes in a 13 x 9 - perfect. I also plumped my dried cherries ahead of time (put them in 1 1/2 c of water and cooked them for 2 minutes on high in the microwave). Loved the texture and taste with our morning coffee!

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I thought I would treat my husband to a Sunday morning treat and this was just exactly what I was looking for. The texture of this cake is incredible. I have never had anything so moist, light and fluffy. I made using dried apricots and was extremely pleased with the outcome (that was the only substitution I made). I will be sharing this recipe with others and will make this again, and again! Thanks for adopting such a wonderful recipe! My cake baked for 30 minutes and was perfect!

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My husband was requesting coffee cake, and I came across this recipe. I'm so glad I did! Like the others have all ready said, very dense, rich, moist - very tasty! I used the 1/3 less fat cream cheese, and added some freshly grated nutmeg to the batter. This is going in my permanent file!

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Oh shuddup.. this is an AMAZING recipe! Holy Cow!! I served this at an AM Fantasy Football draft thinking it would be the 'chic food', but the guys were eating it all! Amazing. I used what I had in the pantry which was slivered almonds, but they worked equally as well. I also doubled the topping because I had a feeling it would be the best part... and it totally was. I'd do it again. Thanks for the best coffee cake recipe I've tried yet. PS- the leftovers are equally amazing 1 and 2 days after being made as well. Wow!!!!!

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