Jam Swirl Coffee Cake

Name: Jam Swirl Coffee Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 9 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2/3 cup butter; 2/3 cup sugar; 2 cups flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg; 2 eggs; 2/3 cup buttermilk; 1/3 cup strawberry preserves or 1/3 cup boysenberry preserves

Submitted by Hey Jude

"This is a good coffee cake to share. I sometimes bake this in disposable foil pans to give as gifts and I also like to bring this to share at work."

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Ready In:: 50mins
Ingredients:: 11
Serves:: 9

ingredients

²⁄₃ cup butter
²⁄₃ cup sugar
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
¹⁄₂ teaspoon baking soda
¹⁄₂ teaspoon cinnamon
¹⁄₄ teaspoon nutmeg
2 eggs
²⁄₃ cup buttermilk
¹⁄₃ 1/3 cup strawberry preserves or 1/3 cup boysenberry preserves

directions

In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar; add 3/4 cup of the flour and blend until mixture resembles crumbs; remove 2/3 cup for topping; reserve.
To the remaining crumb mixture add baking powder, salt, soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and eggs; beat until smooth Add remaining 1 1/4 cup flour alternately with buttermilk, beating after each addition just until blended.
Spread batter in a greased 9-inch-square baking pan.
Drop teaspoonfuls of the berry preserves over the top of the batter; cut through the batter with a knife to marble the preserves through the cake.
Work reserved mixture between fingers until it resembles coarse crumbs.
Sprinkle over the top of the batter.
Bake in a 375° oven for 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

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Reviews

Excellent little coffee cake! I increased the buttermilk to 3/4 cup as another posted had mentioned it was dry. Not dry at all! I think you could stick to the 2/3 cup buttermilk and be fine. Mine was cooked in less than 30 minutes, and I have a SLOW oven, so check this cake early. I used seedless raspberry jam and it was a nice compliment to the spices. Eventhough I could not nget the topping "crumbly" I just put blobs on top and it worked out just fine. Yummy!

Boxerwing
This cake had a good flavor but was very dry. I think next time I might add some sour cream or a little more buttermilk. Also, pecans or walnuts on top would be a good compliment. I used seedless blackberry preserves.

KelBel