Delicious lemon coffee cake with a layer of cream cheese and light buttery crumbs.
Ingredients
Cream Cheese Layer
8 ounces cream cheese
1/4 cup sugar
1 egg
2 teaspoons lemon juice
Coffee Cake Layer
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup Vanilla Bean yogurt
zest of one lemon
2 tablespoons lemon juice
Crumb Topping
1/2 cup flour
1/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons cold butter
powdered sugar for dusting
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees, 325 if using a glass pan. Prepare an 8 x 8 inch baking dish by lining it with parchment paper or spray with nonstick spray.
Cream Cheese Layer
In a mixing bowl, add the cream cheese, sugar, egg, and lemon juice until smooth and creamy. Set aside.
Crumb Topping
Add the butter and sugar to a mixing bowl. Cut in butter with a fork until you get pea sized crumbs.
Coffee Cake Layer
Whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
In a medium mixing bowl add the oil and sugar. Mix together with an electric mixer. Add the egg and mix until combined.
Add the yogurt, lemon juice and zest. Mix until smooth.
Gradually add the flour mixture, be careful not to over mix.
Add the batter to the prepared pan. Add the cream cheese mixture on top, spreading it out on top. Sprinkle the crumb topping over the cream cheese.
Bake for 40-45 minutes. Dust with powdered sugar when cool.
Recipe by Recipes Food and Cooking at https://recipesfoodandcooking.com/2015/02/08/lemon-cheesecake-coffee-cake/