Strawberries & Cream Coffee Cake
Oh. My. Gosh. This cake is so good! I told my husband that this will probably be my birthday cake this year! It was moist, fruity, creamy, perfection! It’s almost more cheesecake than coffee cake, but I loved the fruit & crumble topping. The ratio of butter cake to cheesecake & fruit is just perfect! It adds a whole other depth of chewy crumbly texture to enjoy with the smooth creamy filling & sweet fruit. It’s like all the good stuff in one dessert: cake, pie, & cheesecake all in one. I loved every last bite! I cannot recommend this cake more! Make it!
Strawberries & Cream Coffee Cake
Yields Servings
Ingredients
Strawberry Filling:
- 1 ½ cups (261 g) fresh strawberries, cut into pieces (equals about ½ pound strawberries)
- 3 Tbsp granulated sugar
- 1 ½ tsp cornstarch
- 3 tsp water
Cream Cheese Filling:
- 8 oz (226 g) block-style cream cheese, room temperature (I used Neufchatel)
- ¼ cup (50 g) granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
Butter Cake and Crumb Topping:
- 2 cups (240 g) all-purpose flour, (stir, spoon & level)
- ¾ cup (150 g) granulated sugar
- ½ cup (113 g) butter, cold & cut into chunks
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ¾ cup (180 g) sour cream
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350˚F. Line a 9-inch round pan with removable bottom with a circle of parchment. Using baking spray, coat the sides of the pan. I also spray a little baking spray on the bottom, underneath the parchment to help hold it in place.
- PREPARE THE STRAWBERRY JAM: Combine cornstarch & water in a bowl to make a slurry. Mix the strawberries & sugar in a small saucepan. Cook over low heat until the strawberries release their juices; about 5 minutes. Then add the cornstarch slurry & stir until well-combined Stir for another minute or two until it has thickened. Remove from heat & cool to room temperature while you prepare the rest of the cake.
- PREPARE THE CREAM CHEESE FILLING: Using a hand mixer, in a medium size bowl, beat the cream cheese on medium speed for about 30 seconds until smooth. Add in the sugar & egg & beat until well-combined. Set aside.
- PREPARE THE CAKE: Combine the flour & sugar in a stand mixer. Cut in the butter with the paddle attachment on low until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Measure ¾ cup of the mixture & set aside. Add the baking soda, baking powder & salt to the remaining mixture.
- In another bowl, whisk sour cream, egg & vanilla until well-blended. Add this wet mixture to the dry mixture until just incorporated. Will be thick & lumpy. Scrape bowl as needed.
- ASSEMBLE THE CAKE & BAKE: Spread the cake batter in the pan coming up the sides making a border & leaving a well in the center. Pour cream cheese mixture in the center over the cake batter, being careful not to go beyond the border. Spread the strawberry jam on top of the cream cheese mixture. Sprinkle the remaining ¾ cup crumbs over the strawberry filling.
- Bake for 50-60 minutes until the center is set & doesn’t jiggle. Cool in the pan on a wire rack for 20 minutes before removing the cake.
Notes
Disclaimer: Nutritional values were calculated using a third-party tool and are provided as an estimation only.
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Great recipe!!!! I want to be adventurous and use different kinds of fruit filling. I would go with canned pie filling for something easy… blueberry would be first. This kind of reminds me of some of the Entenmanns coffecakes.
I haven’t made coffee cake in ages! This one is calling my name. I’d love it if you linked this recipe up to this week’s Iron Chef Mom: Strawberry Battle! http://growingupgabel.com/iron-chef-mom-strawberry-battle/
I think I will be making this today! 🙂 This looks amazing and I have everything in the house to make it. Thank you for sharing.
Kristen
http://www.chickyscafe.com
Hooray! I hope you like it! I couldn’t stop eating it 🙂
Can I have this right now? It looks absolutely fabulous! I just pinned this. Thank you for sharing yet another fabulous recipe 🙂 Krista @ http://ahandfulofeverything.blogspot.com
What a great combination of coffee cake and cheesecake. It will be on my next brunch table. Yummy.
Hey amber, I’m planning to make it at my house soon. I liked the images of this cake. It looks very tasty. I don’t know if I could make it right, because I’m not good at cooking. But I’ll try.
Regards,
Finn Felton
Kopi Luwak
Good luck! Let me know how it turns out!
This looks SO yummy! I love coffee cake, but never thought of trying a new version!
This is a great version to try 🙂 Thanks for stopping by!
Love the cream cheese filling and strawberries are my favorite! This coffee cake needs to make an appearance at my house ASAP!
Jess, you will love this! So yummy!
This looks divine Amber! I made a coffee cake on sunday. It was dry & lifeless. I’m going to make this one next time! Pinned!
This will melt in your mouth! Let me know what you think! I am dreaming of this for my birthday cake, but that’s not until the end of summer…I might not make it that long before I make this again! Haha.
Wow, this looks so delicious! I’ve been wanting to try making a coffee cake and this might be the one!
As far as typical coffee cake, this is far from it, but it is a great alternative to just coffee cake. So good!