Fresh Fruit Coffee Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 8 ounces cream cheese, room temp
• 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temp
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup milk
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups unbleached flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups fresh fruit, sliced, chopped, diced to your preference
• 1/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1/2 cup walnuts or 1/2 cup almonds

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350f.
• 2 butter and flour a 9x13 baking pan.
• 3 in a large bowl, combine first three ingredients (cream cheese, butter, granulated sugar) and beat with a wooden spoon or electric mixer until light and fluffy.
• 4 stir in the milk, eggs, and vanilla.
• 5 in a medium bowl combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. stir to blend.
• 6 add to the cheese mixture and beat until smooth.
• 7 spread 1/2 of the batter in the prepared pan. scatter fruit evenly over the batter. dot the remaining batter over the fruit.
• 8 mix brown sugar and nuts together, sprinkle evenly over batter.
• 9 bake for 40 minutes or until the cake is golden brown and a tester comes out clean.
• 10 let cool or serve warm. yummy either way.