Marbled Raspberry Coffee Cake

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 9
• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup margarine or 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon, rind of
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup raspberry preserves
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons margarine or 2 teaspoons butter, softened
• 1/4 cup sliced almonds

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 grease and flour 8-inch square pan.
• 3 lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off.
• 4 in small bowl, combine flour and remaining coffee cake ingredients except preserves; blend at low speed until moistened.
• 5 beat 2 minutes at medium speed.
• 6 spread batter into greased and floured pan.
• 7 spoon preserves by teaspoonfuls over batter.
• 8 using knife, swirl preserves over top of batter to marble.
• 9 bake at 350 degrees f for 25 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 10 cool slightly.
• 11 in small bowl, combine all frosting ingredients except almonds; beat until smooth.
• 12 frost warm cake; sprinkle with almonds.
• 13 serve warm.