Cream Cheese Coffee Cake

Vseward (Chef~V)'s Note:

This is a fabulous coffee cake. Cream Cheese adds to the richness and it just melts in your mouth. I like to make this when I have a good friend coming by for coffee, as if I just whipped it up! Impressive and Yummy!

• Total Time: 1 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 12

• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup butter
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup sour cream
• 1 egg
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon amaretto liqueur or 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 8 ounces cream cheese (room temperature)

Directions:

1. Grease and flour (or spray with Pam) bottom and sides of a 9-inch spring form pan.
2. Combine flour and 3/4 cup sugar.
3. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs; reserve 1 cup of mixture setting aside.
4. To crumb mixture in bowl add baking powder, soda, salt, sour cream, 1 egg and almond extract blending well.
5. Spread batter in pan.
6. Combine cream cheese, 1/4 cup sugar, and 1 egg and poor over batter in pan.
7. Sprinkle reserved 1 cup of crumb mixture over all.
8. Bake at 350° 45 to 50 minutes or until cheese filling is set and cake is golden.
9. Cool at least 15 minutes before removing sides of pan slice and serve warm or at room temperature.

Reviews

[Chef Intesar]

Yummy.

[Lainey6605]

This is such an elegant-looking coffee cake and it is definitely very rich and yummy. I actually think it tastes more like a pound cake than a coffee cake, though. Still, it will definitely impress your guests; they will think you have worked all day on this. I especially love the almond flavoring. I think it would also be wonderful with some sweetened fresh berries on top.

[Roberta7 - chef #438782]

My favorite...YUMMY YUMMY IN MY TUMMY