It’s Secret Recipe Club reveal day~where members are assigned another blog to visit secretly and choose a recipe to make
My Secret Recipe Club assignment this month is Cook with Sara. Sara has been blogging for a long time and her recipe index is a treasure trove!
Browsing through her collection of goodies, I noticed that she bakes an array of muffins, cakes, and desserts so I decided to try one of her coffee cakes, Raspberry Cream Cheese Coffee Cake
Doesn’t this look perfect for the holidays?
This coffee cake has a layer of almond cake, then a cheesecake layer, with a raspberry orange topping, surrounded with a wide rim of almond streusel…
Wouldn’t you like a bite?
This cake is not hard to make, don’t let all the ingredients scare you
I will show you the steps visually to make it easier. First make the raspberry topping
Next comes the batter. First mix the dry ingredients
Now mix the wet ingredients and combine to form batter
Build the cake in a well greased springform pan
Add the raspberry topping and the almond streusel
Now it’s ready for the oven
Bake at 350 for 35-45 minutes, use your own judgement, it is done when the edges just begin to turn golden and the middle will still seem a little loose
Raspberry Orange Coffee Cake with Almond Streusel
Ingredients
- 1 cup frozen raspberries
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 1 tsp. cornstarch
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup sugar divided
- 1 stick 8 T cold butter, cut into chunks
- 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- zest from 1 orange
- 1/3 cup sour cream
- 2/3 cup almond paste
- 2 eggs divided
- 6 ounces cream cheese softened (low fat is fine)
- 1 tsp. orange juice
- 1/2 cup sliced almonds
Instructions
- In small saucepan over medium heat, bring raspberries and apple juice to a boil. Lower heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, 3 minutes. In a small bowl, blend cornstarch and 1 teaspoon water. Add to berry mixture; stir until it simmers and thickens, about 1 minute. Let cool to room temperature.
- In a bowl or food processor, mix flour and 3/4 cup sugar. Add butter to flour mixture. Cut in with a pastry blender or pulse until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Reserve 1/2 cup; pour remaining into a large bowl. Stir in baking powder, baking soda, salt, and orange zest.
- In a bowl, mix sour cream, vanilla, almond paste, and 1 egg until blended; stir into flour-baking powder mixture until incorporated. Spread batter in a greased 9-inch springform pan.
Or how about Christmas morning
For whatever occasion you decide to make this cake, I know you won’t be disappointed!
Note: I changed just a couple things in this recipe, I used orange juice and zest, rather than the called for apple juice and lemon. I also used almond paste and sour cream instead of yogurt for a more pronounced almond flavor
Be sure to stop by Cook with Sara to see her original recipe for Raspberry Cream Cheese Coffeecake here and the rest of her recipes. She has been busy cooking up a lot of pumpkin dishes lately!
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