Fresh Strawberry Cream Cheese Coffee Cake

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup milk
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups strawberries, sliced (i use entire 16 oz. container)
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 combine cream cheese, butter and sugar. beat until light and fluffy.
• 3 stir in milk, eggs and vanilla.
• 4 sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to cheese mixture and mix until smooth.
• 5 spread half the batter in a greased and floured 13x9 inch baking pan. (the batter is very thick. it works best to put little blobs of it across the whole pan and then spread them with a knife. one reviewer says they used a 8x8 inch pan, but i haven't so i can't vouch for how it will turn out or how long you need to bake it.).
• 6 spread berries evenly over batter. dot remaining batter over berries. mix brown sugar and nuts; sprinkle evenly over cake.
• 7 bake 40 minutes. serve warm or cold.