Lemon Cream Cheese Coffee Cake

Coffee cake does not necessarily contain coffee in its ingredients. It is called coffee cake because it is often enjoyed with a cup of coffee.

This is vegetarian recipe. Dish can be prepared in 95 minutes. Recipe requires some culinary experience (medium difficulty). Number of ingredients: 20.

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Lemon Cream Cheese Coffee Cake

Cooking Method: Baking Cuisine: American Courses: Anytime, Bakery, Dessert Recipe Keys: Vegetarian

Difficulty: Intermediate Prep Time 20 min Cook Time 45 min Rest Time 30 min Total Time 1 hr 35 mins

Servings: 8 Calories: 2800

Best Season: Suitable throughout the year

Ingredients

Servings

• For the cake:
• 2 cup All-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon Baking powder
• ¹⁄₄ teaspoon Salt
• ¹⁄₂ cup Unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup Granulated sugar
• 1 Egg
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon Lemon zest
• ¹⁄₂ cup Sour cream
• For the cream cheese filling:
• 8 cup Cream cheese, softened
• ¹⁄₄ cup Granulated sugar
• 1 Egg
• 2 tablespoon Lemon juice
• For the streusel topping:
• ¹⁄₂ cup All-purpose flour
• ¹⁄₄ cup Granulated sugar
• 2 tablespoon Unsalted butter, cold
• 1 teaspoon Lemon zest

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour a 9-inch round cake pan.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt for the cake.
3. In a separate large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, vanilla extract, and lemon zest.
4. Gradually mix in the dry ingredients, alternating with sour cream. Begin and end with the dry ingredients.
5. In another bowl, beat together the cream cheese, sugar, egg, and lemon juice until smooth.
6. For the streusel topping, combine the flour, sugar, butter, and lemon zest in a small bowl. Mix until crumbly.
7. Spread half of the cake batter into the prepared pan. Spoon the cream cheese filling over the batter, spreading it evenly. Top with the remaining cake batter.
8. Sprinkle the streusel topping over the cake batter.
9. Bake for 45-50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
10. Allow the cake to cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
11. Serve and enjoy!

Nutrition Facts

Servings 8

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Amount Per Serving

Calories 350kcal

% Daily Value *

Total Fat 20g31%

Total Carbohydrate 38g13%

Sugars 20g

Protein 5g10%

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* The Percentage Daily Values are calculated from a 2,000 calorie diet. Your specific daily value may vary, depending on your individual calorie requirements.