Strawberry Cream Cheese Swirl Cake
photo by ddgirl4157
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Serves:
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9-12
ingredients
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CHEESECAKE TOPPING
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 3 tablespoons sugar (or to taste)
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 1 egg
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CAKE
- 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
- 1 1⁄3 cups sugar
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1⁄2 teaspoon lemon extract
- 2 eggs
- 1⁄2 cup sour cream
- 2 1⁄2 cups flour
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 2 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
- 3⁄4 cup strawberry preserves
directions
- Set oven to 350 degrees.
- Set oven rack to second-lowest position.
- Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
- To make the cheesecake topping: in a food processor, blend all ingredients for 1 minute until smooth; remove to a bowl.
- In the processor without cleaning the bowl, add in 1/2 cup butter and 1-1/3 cups sugar; blend until smooth (about 1 minute).
- Add in vanilla, lemon extract, eggs, sour cream and blend well (about 30 seconds).
- Add in flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda; blend to make a smooth batter (about 30 seconds).
- Spoon batter into prepared baking pan.
- Spoon on cream cheese mixture topping (don't worry if there are open spaces).
- Drop jam dollups by teaspoonfuls over cake and cream cheese areas.
- Swirl the jam and the cream cheese topping to make a gentle marble effect.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes, or until cake is set and the topping seems dry.
- Cool completely and dust with powdered sugar.
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Reviews
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Carol, you did it again! You made me look like a pro! I do not own a food processor so a good old hand mixer did the trick for me! It goes together VERy easily and looks very impressive. The cake would be gorgeous for a brunch or picnic (I brought it to a family picnic). Instead of strawberry preserves I used raspberry with a generous squirt of lemon juice in it to tarten it up a little. It marbled beautifully and I couldn;t bare to cover it with powdered sugar as it was stunning just as it was! This got the family saying I should give cooking lessons (giggle & snort)so they were MIGHTY impressed. So was I.
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Carol, you did it again! You made me look like a pro! I do not own a food processor so a good old hand mixer did the trick for me! It goes together VERy easily and looks very impressive. The cake would be gorgeous for a brunch or picnic (I brought it to a family picnic). Instead of strawberry preserves I used raspberry with a generous squirt of lemon juice in it to tarten it up a little. It marbled beautifully and I couldn;t bare to cover it with powdered sugar as it was stunning just as it was! This got the family saying I should give cooking lessons (giggle & snort)so they were MIGHTY impressed. So was I.