Raspberry Cream Cheese Coffee Cake
Ingredients:
FOR THE FILLING:
1/4 cup sugar
8 oz. cream cheese-softened
1 egg white
1 cup raspberries-washed and well drained
FOR THE CAKE:
1 and 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
5.5 Tablespoons unsalted butter- softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg + 1 egg yolk
3/4 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
FOR THE STREUSEL TOPPING:
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup flour
3 tablespoons butter-chilled and cubed
Process:
Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease 9 inch springform pan and line the bottom with parchment paper. Set aside.
To make the filling:
Mix together the cream cheese and sugar on medium-low speed until creamy. Add egg white and mix on low just to combine. Set aside.
To make the cake batter:
In a bowl stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt, set aside.
With an electric mixer cream together the butter and sugar on medium-low speed. Add egg and egg yolk and vanilla. Slowly mix in the flour mixture alternating with the sour cream. Transfer the batter into the prepared pan and smooth with a spatula. Spread the cream cheese filling on top. Place raspberries onto cream cheese filling.
To make the topping:
Combine sugar, flour and chilled cubed butter in a bowl. Stir with a fork or pastry blender until the mixture is crumbly. (Make sure the streusel is in pea-sized crumbs)
Sprinkle the streusel on top of raspberries.
Bake for 40-45 minutes until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a rack, run a thin knife around the cake and loose ring of springform pan.
Store in the fridge.
