Cream Cheese Coffee Cake

You know those Entenmann's breakfast cakes that are like... super expensive but you buy them anyway because they're easy and so flippin' delicious? This is kind of like that. But more of it. This recipe was adapted from a blog called Just Baked (one of my favorites).

 

Ingredients:



For the filling:

2 8 oz packaged cream cheese (I used light)

1/2 cup sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 large egg 

 

For the cake:

3 cups flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon bakin soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened

1 cup sugar

4 large eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup sour cream (I used light, but, use regular and your cake will come out less dry than mine)

 

For the streusel topping:

1/4 cup sugar

1/4 cup flour

3 tablespoons butter, chilled and cubed (make sure its chilled because it will make it easier to get the consistency you want for your topping)

 

For the glaze:

1/4 cup confectioners' sugar

1 1/2 teaspoons milk

 

Preheat your oven to 350.

 

Grease a 9x13 lasagna/cake pan and set it aside.

 

Make the filling: Mix together the cream cheese, sugar, egg and vanilla on medium-low speed with a mixer until its nice and creamy.

 

In a medium bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt, stirring until well combined. Put this one aside too.

Now, in a big bowl, with your electric mixer cream together the butter and sugar on medium-low speed.

Add the eggs one at a time. Add the vanilla.

Slowly... pour in the flour mixture alternating with the sour cream until it's well combined.

Spread half of the cake mixture in the pan. Followed by the filling. Then the other half of the cake mixture.

Using a spatula or butter knife swirl through the cake just to mix it up a bit.

Now... for the streusel topping. Add the sugar, flour and chilled butter in a small bowl. I used a pastry tool to mix but you want to mix until its crumbly. Use your hands if you don't have the tools or a pastry mixer.

See? Crumbly. My butter could have been a bit more chilled. Things would have stuck together easier.

Cover the cake with your streusel.

Bake for 40-45 and cool on a rack. When it's cool enough make your glaze by combining your powdered sugar and milk. You may not think the milk will be enough, but trust me, it is. Drizzle it over your cake, and there you go! Breakfast for a week. Or a large crowd. Or a hungry pregnant lady. Whichever.

Next up... coconut macaroons. :)