Cream Cheese Coffee Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup raisins or 1/3 cup dried cherries
• 1/3 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, coarsely chopped
• 2 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 cup toasted nuts, chopped (ie pecans, walnuts etc)
• 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 5 eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup plain yogurt or 1 cup light sour cream
• 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 grease a 12 cup bundt pan.
• 3 soak raisins or dried cherries in warm water till plump- about 10 minutes, dry well on paper towels- chop coarsely place into a freezer baggie, seal and mix by turning over several times to coat the raisins or cherries, brown sugar, chocolate chips, cocoa, cinnamon and nuts- set aside with an electric mixer in a large bowl cream the butter, cream cheese, both sugars and eggs till well blended.
• 4 blend the vanilla and yogurt or sour cream into the mix- set aside.
• 5 place dry ingredients into a freezer baggie, seal and blend well by turning over to mix add dry mix to cream mix in increments, blending well on low speed of mixer spread 1/3 of batter in prepared bundt pan, layer some of the filling mixture then hand sprinkle some of the fruit, spice& nut mixture.
• 6 layer by same steps till all are used.
• 7 bake 50- 60 minutes or until pick inserted is clean.
• 8 cool on rack for 10 minutes.
• 9 invert on cake stand and serve.