Cream Cheese Coffee Cake

My families favourite " Coffee Cake", slice thin and enjoy with your favourite java.

• Ready In: 1 hr 30 mins
• Yields: 1 Coffee Cake

Ingredients

• Fruit Spice and Nut Mixture

• 1⁄3 cup raisins or 1⁄3 cup dried cherries
• 1⁄3 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1⁄3 cup  semi-sweet chocolate chips, coarsely chopped
• 2  teaspoons  unsweetened cocoa
• 1  teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄2 cup  toasted  nuts, chopped (ie pecans, walnuts etc)

• Filling

• 3⁄4 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 4  ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1  cup brown sugar, packed
• 1⁄3 cup granulated sugar
• 5  eggs
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1  cup plain yogurt or 1  cup light sour cream

• Dry Ingredients

• 3 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1⁄4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1  tablespoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Grease a 12 cup bundt pan.
3. Soak raisins or dried cherries in warm water till plump- about 10 minutes, dry well on paper towels- chop coarsely Place into a freezer baggie, seal and mix by turning over several times to coat the raisins or cherries, brown sugar, chocolate chips, cocoa, cinnamon and nuts- set aside With an electric mixer in a large bowl cream the butter, cream cheese, both sugars and eggs till well blended.
4. Blend the vanilla and yogurt or sour cream into the mix- set aside.
5. Place dry ingredients into a freezer baggie, seal and blend well by turning over to mix Add dry mix to cream mix in increments, blending well on low speed of mixer Spread 1/3 of batter in prepared bundt pan, layer some of the filling mixture then hand sprinkle some of the fruit, spice& nut mixture.
6. Layer by same steps till all are used.
7. Bake 50- 60 minutes or until pick inserted is clean.
8. Cool on rack for 10 minutes.
9. Invert on cake stand and serve.