Description
Tender cherry coffee cake with bursts of fresh cherries, creamy layer of cream cheese, and the most luscious vanilla glaze.
Ingredients
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Cake Layer
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup buttermilk
- 1/4 cup avocado oil
- 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup pitted and halved fresh cherries
Cream Cheese Layer
- 8 oz. cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
Glaze
- 2 oz. cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1 Tbsp. unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 2 Tbsp. milk
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F. Butter and flour a traditional loaf pan. Set aside.
- Prepare the cake layer by whisking together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and baking soda in a medium bowl.
- In a separate bowl, beat together the egg, sour cream, buttermilk, oil, and vanilla just until combined. Add dry ingredients gradually to the wet and beat to combine. Set aside.
- Prepare the cream cheese layer by beating the cream cheese until smooth. Add the sugar and egg; beat just until combined.
- To assemble the cake, add half of the cake batter into the prepared loaf pan. Spread half of the cream cheese mixture over the cake batter. Add remaining cake batter and then the remaining cream cheese. You will have four separate layers when finished. Sprinkle the cherry halves over the top and bake for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.
- Let the cake cool for 5-8 minutes at room temperature before removing it to a wire rack to cool completely.
- While the coffee cake is cooling, prepare the glaze by beating together the cream cheese, butter, sugar, milk, and vanilla until smooth. Add more milk as needed to suit your taste and consistency of the glaze.
- Drizzle glaze over the cooled cake. Slice and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 332
- Sugar: 23.5 g
- Sodium: 183.1 mg
- Fat: 19.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 34.9 g
- Protein: 5.5 g
- Cholesterol: 73.6 mg