Almond Strawberry Coffee Cake Food

SWEET STRAWBERRY ALMOND COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• In large saucepan, combine cornstarch and strawberries until blended.
• Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly.
• Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.
• Remove from the heat; stir in cinnamon and almond extract, set aside.
• In large bowl, combine flour and sugar.
• Cut in butter until mixture is crumbly.
• Set aside 1/2 cup for topping.
• Add baking powder, baking soda and salt to the remaining flour mixture.
• Stir in buttermilk and egg until moistened.
• Spread 1 1/2 cups of batter into a greased 8-inch square baking dish.
• Carefully spread with the strawberry mixture.
• Drop remaining batter by tablespoonfuls over strawberry mixture.
• Sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes or until golden brown.
• Cool on a wire rack.

STRAWBERRY ALMOND POUND CAKE

Steps:

• For the cake: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream together the granulated sugar and butter. Add the eggs 1 at a time, mixing after each addition. Add the sour cream and almond extract and mix to combine. Turn the mixer to low and gradually add the flour and salt and mix until well combined, scraping the bowl. Fold in the sliced strawberries.
• For the topping: Combine the brown sugar, flour, butter and salt in a medium bowl and cut together using 2 knives or a pastry cutter until it resembles crumbs. Mix in the almonds.
• Generously butter a 10-inch cast-iron skillet. Pour the batter into the skillet and even out the surface. Press the remaining halved strawberries into the surface of the batter cut-side down, leaving them mostly exposed. Scatter the crumble over the top of the batter. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center does not come out totally clean but isn't wet with batter either, about 1 hour. Let the cake sit in the skillet for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, make the glaze.
• For the glaze: Whisk together the confectioners' sugar and lemon juice. Using a fork or whisk, drizzle over the cake. Serve directly out of the skillet.

CREAM CHEESE ALMOND COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Spray a 9 x 13 cake pan.
• Cream butter, sugar and cream cheese very well until smooth.
• Add eggs, one at a time, scraping down as needed add vanilla and mix inches.
• Sift together dry ingredients and add alternately with milk.
• Stir in cherries.
• Spread into cake pan, smooth top Mix topping ingredients (excluding almonds) together.
• Sprinkle almonds then topping over batter.
• Press lightly.
• Bake until tests done.

ALMOND STRAWBERRY CREAM CHEESE COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 and spray a 9inch springform pan with cooking spray
• 2. In a large bowl combine flour and sugar. Cut in butter..I use a pastry cutter but you could use a fork. When mixture is crumbly remove one cup and set aside.
• 3. To the remaining mixture add baking powder, baking soda, and salt and stir togather.
• 4. Add sour sour, beaten egg, almond extract and mix well.
• 5. Spread into a greased 9inch springform pan . When doing this go about 2inches up on the sides.
• 6. The filling...beat cream cheese, sugar and egg togather until smooth and pour over the batter.
• 7. Spoon strawberry jam ontop. Then top with the almonds and reserved crumbles.
• 8. Bake at 350 for 55min
• 9. Remove from the oven ..allow to stand for 15 min. Run a butter knife around the edges to loosen and remove the sides of the pan.

STRAWBERRY COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• In lg saucepan, combine strawberries and cornstarch til blended.
• Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly.
• Cook and stir 2 minutes or until thickened.
• Remove from heat.
• Stir in cinnamon, almond and 1/2 teaspoons vanilla, set aside.
• In lg. bowl, combine flour and sugar.
• Cut in butter til mixture is crumbly.
• *Set aside 1/2 cup for topping.
• Add baking powder, soda and salt to the remaining flour mixture.
• Stir in buttermilk, 1 teaspoons vanilla and beaten egg til moistened.
• Spread 1 1/2 cups batter into greased 8" square baking dish.
• Carefully spread/top with strawberry mixture.
• Drop remaining batter by Tbls. over strawberry mixture.
• Sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture.
• Bake at 350º for 35-40 minutes or til golden brown.
• Cool on wire rack.

DELICIOUS STRAWBERRY ALMOND COFFEE CAKE - A GUILT FREE INDULGENCE!

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour an 8-inch round cake pan.
• Mix strawberries and 3 tablespoons brown sugar together in a bowl.
• Mix flour, 1/3 cup brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a separate large bowl. Whisk yogurt, melted butter, vanilla extract, and egg in a third bowl. Stir yogurt mixture, alternating with milk, into flour mixture until just moistened. Spoon 2/3 of the batter into the prepared pan; spread strawberry mixture evenly over batter. Top with remaining batter. Sprinkle almonds over batter.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Let cool in pan atop a wire rack for 10 minutes. Run a knife around the edge of the pan before transferring cake to a serving platter.

ALMOND COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• 1.Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• 2.Spray a 9-inch spring form pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• 3.Combine the flour and ¾ cup sugar in a bowl.
• 4.Cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• 5.Reserve 1 cup of the mixture and set it aside. To the remaining crumb mixture add the baking powder, salt, sour cream, 1 egg, and almond extract. Blend well.
• 6.Spread the batter in pan. In a separate mixing bowl combine cream cheese, cottage cheese and ¼ cup sugar and beat with the paddle attachment of the mixer.
• 7.Add the remaining egg and beat an additional minute until blended well.
• 8.Pour the cheese mixture over the batter in the pan.
• 9.Combine the reserved crumb mixture with almonds. Sprinkle over the cheese mixture in the pan.
• 10.Bake at 350°F for 45-50 minutes or until cheese mixture is set and cake is firm and slightly pulling away from the sides of the pan. Cool before removing the sides of the pan and serving.

STRAWBERRY ALMOND COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Grease and flour (or spray with non-stick) a 10 inch fluted tube pan (bundt pan).
• In a mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugar.
• Add the eggs and mix well.
• Combine the flour, baking powder and baking soda then add to the creamed mixture alternately with the sour cream.
• Beat in the almond extract.
• Gently fold in the strawberries.
• Spoon half of the batter into the prepared pan.
• Combine the filling ingredients and sprinkle half over the batter.
• Top with remaining batter and then finish off with the filling.
• Bake at 350 F for 50-60 minutes or until pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool for 15-20 minutes before removing from the pan to a wire rack. Then let cool completely before serving.
• To glaze or not to glaze -- that is up to you. Just make sure you use glaze after the cake has cooled completely. (1 c confectioner's sugar to 1-2 tbls of low fat milk).

STRAWBERRY, ALMOND & POLENTA SKILLET CAKE

Steps:

• Butter a 20cm frying pan or cake tin with a little butter. Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4.
• Beat together the softened butter, sugar, vanilla and almond extract for 5 mins, or until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing after each addition to combine, then fold through the flour, polenta and ground almonds. Fold through half the strawberries.
• Spoon the mixture into the skillet or cake tin and smooth over. Dot with the remaining strawberries and bake for 40-45 mins or until golden brown and firm. Serve warm with ice cream or clotted cream.

STRAWBERRY-ALMOND CORNMEAL CAKE

Steps:

• Strawberry crumble:
• Pulse almonds in a food processor until about the size of grains of rice. Add strawberries and pulse to a coarse powder. Add flour, sugar, and salt and pulse just to blend. Add butter and process until no dry spots remain.
• Cake and assembly:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat pan with nonstick spray. Whisk flour, cornmeal, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl. Using an electric mixer on medium speed, break up almond paste in a large bowl until crumbly. Add sugar and butter and mix until blended, about 2 minutes. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well to incorporate after each addition. Increase speed to medium-high and beat until mixture is light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Reduce speed to low and mix in dry ingredients.
• Scrape batter into pan; scatter strawberries over top, followed by clumps of crumble. Bake cake until top is golden brown and a tester inserted into the center comes out clean, 80-90 minutes. Let cool in pan before unmolding. Dust with powdered sugar just before serving.
• Do ahead
• Cake can be baked 2 days ahead. Store tightly wrapped at room temperature.