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Cream Cheese Coffee Cake

August 26, 2012 by susanelester 9 Comments

This recipe came from my Aunt Kak via my mom.  When I told my mom I made this coffee cake, she asked me to bring her a piece.  When I asked her how long we’ve been making it, neither one of us could remember – just that it’s been ages.  My mom didn’t bake much when we were growing up which is probably why I stepped in, but she did make this coffee cake fairly often on weekends and we always loved it.  If there was any left on Monday morning, she’d put a small piece in our school lunches.  

It’s best served warm with a bit of butter on top, but it keeps well, too.  Of course, my favorite part is the Streusel filling, so I’ve doubled it here (half it to be true to the original recipe).  I recommend using high quality cinnamon – we always use Penzeys.

Cream Cheese Coffee Cake
Pre-heat oven to 350 Degrees.
Spray a 9 x 13-inch pan with non-stick cooking spray and set aside.

In a stand mixer, blend for 3 minutes:
1 8-ounce package Cream Cheese
1/2 cup Butter, softened
Scrape the bowl down with a rubber spatula.

In a slow stream, with the mixer on a low speed, add 1 1/4 cups Sugar
Scrape the bowl down, again, and mix in:
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla

Scrape the bowl down, again, and mix in:
2 cups Cake Flour (or 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour)
1 teaspoon Baking Powder
1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
1/4 teaspoon Salt

When fully combined, blend in:
1/4 cup Milk
Set batter aside.


Streusel Filling
In a medium bowl, cut with a pastry cutter:
1/4 cup Butter
2/3 cup Brown Sugar
2/3 cup Cake, or All-purpose, Flour
3 1/2 teaspoons Cinnamon
When fully blended, stir in 1/2 cup Walnuts.


Assemble the Coffee Cake
Scrape 2/3 of the cake batter into the bottom of the pan and spread out evenly.
Scatter the Streusel filling over the batter – be sure to get some into the corner.
Then drop the remaining cake batter over the Streusel filling.
Bake for 35 minutes.
Enjoy!

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Breakfast, cake, Cinnamon, cream cheese, walnut

Comments

  1. The Café Sucré Farine says

    August 27, 2012 at 6:25 am

    This sounds and looks amazing Susan, I’ve never had a coffee cake with the streusel in the middle but I like this idea!

    Reply
  2. Ozlem's Turkish Table says

    August 27, 2012 at 10:32 am

    Gorgeous, scrumptious looking cake ! lovely to be back home and catch up with your posts!

    Reply
  3. Rosemary says

    August 27, 2012 at 12:13 pm

    This looks like one classic (and classy) keeper. Perfect for a holiday breakfast!

    Reply
  4. Katerina says

    August 27, 2012 at 1:16 pm

    That streusel filling just made my heart beat! I love cinnamon and since this is a family recipe I am keeping it to try!

    Reply
  5. Kat says

    August 27, 2012 at 1:18 pm

    This looks delicious. I’d love to have a piece for breakfast!

    Reply
  6. Laura (Tutti Dolci) says

    August 27, 2012 at 6:36 pm

    What a heavenly coffee cake!

    Reply
  7. Mary Hirsch says

    August 28, 2012 at 1:14 am

    The coffee cake looks delicious but the mermaid looks even MORE delicious.

    Reply
  8. Tricia says

    August 28, 2012 at 4:29 pm

    What a beautiful coffee cake – you outdid yourself on that one! Love the mermaid photo 🙂

    Reply
  9. Kathy says

    August 29, 2012 at 10:47 am

    Such a delicious looking coffee cake….simply beautiful! Nice that you got to enjoy this cake with your mom. I love Penzeys cinnamon…it’s the best! Great mermaid photo!!

    Reply

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