Fresh Strawberry Cream Cheese Coffee Cake Diabetes Friendly Food

FRESH STRAWBERRY CREAM CHEESE COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Combine cream cheese, butter and sugar. Beat until light and fluffy.
• Stir in milk, eggs and vanilla.
• Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to cheese mixture and mix until smooth.
• 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.).
• Spread berries evenly over batter. Dot remaining batter over berries. Mix brown sugar and nuts; sprinkle evenly over cake.
• Bake 40 minutes. Serve warm or cold.

FRESH STRAWBERRY CREAM CAKE

Steps:

• Beat together cake layer ingredients until well-mixed. Pour into a greased and floured sheet pan and bake at 350* for about 20-25 minutes. (until toothpick comes out clean) Allow cake to cool to room temperature. (I usually do all this the day before.).
• Cream together powdered sugar and cream cheese.
• Fold in whipped cream. (you could use Cool Whip, but I prefer real cream).
• Spread cream mixture over the baked and cooled cake.
• Slice fresh strawberries in half and arrange prettily cut side up over the cream layer.
• Pour glaze over the cut strawberries so that no white cream layer shows though.
• This cake is best served cold, so I always refrigerate for a couple hours before serving. Slice in squares and serve.

FRESH STRAWBERRY COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch baking pan.
• Beat 1/4 cup butter in a bowl until creamy; add 3/4 cup sugar and egg. Beat until fully incorporated.
• Mix 1 1/2 cup flour, baking powder, and salt together in a separate bowl. Stir flour mixture, alternating with milk, into butter mixture until combined. Pour batter into prepared baking pan. Arrange strawberries atop the batter.
• Mix 1/2 cup flour, 1/2 cup sugar, 1/4 cup butter, and coconut together in a bowl. Sprinkle topping over strawberries.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, about 35 minutes.

CREAM CHEESE COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Grease and flour (or spray with Pam) bottom and sides of a 9-inch spring form pan.
• Combine flour and 3/4 cup sugar.
• Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs; reserve 1 cup of mixture setting aside.
• To crumb mixture in bowl add baking powder, soda, salt, sour cream, 1 egg and almond extract blending well.
• Spread batter in pan.
• Combine cream cheese, 1/4 cup sugar, and 1 egg and poor over batter in pan.
• Sprinkle reserved 1 cup of crumb mixture over all.
• Bake at 350° 45 to 50 minutes or until cheese filling is set and cake is golden.
• Cool at least 15 minutes before removing sides of pan slice and serve warm or at room temperature.

SUGAR FREE BLUEBERRY COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch baking pan.
• In a large bowl, stir together the melted butter, milk, eggs, vanilla and 1 1/2 cups sugar substitute. Combine 3 cups of flour and baking powder; stir into the wet ingredients until just blended. Fold in the blueberries. Spread evenly in the prepared pan.
• In a small bowl, stir together the brown sugar substitute, 3/4 cup of flour, and cinnamon. Stir in the softened butter with a fork until the mixture is crumbly. Sprinkle over the top of the cake.
• Bake for 35 to 40 minutes in the preheated oven, until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. This cake is best served warm.

STRAWBERRY CREAM CHEESE COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Mix cream cheese and preserves, set aside.
• Cut butter into baking mix until mixture resembles small peas.
• Stir in milk until dough forms.
• Turn dough onto surface dusted with baking mix, roll in baking mix to coat. Shape into ball, knead 10 times.
• Roll dough into rectangle, 13 x 9 inch on surface dusted with baking mix, fold in half. Gently transfer dough to ungreased cookie sheet, unfold. Spoon cream cheese mixture lengthwide down, center third of rectangle. Make 2 1/2 inch cuts at 1 inch intervals on long sides of rectangle. Fold strips over cream cheese filling, overlaping about 3/4 inch.
• Bake 12 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 15 minutes. Spoon additional preserves down center of coffee cake, drizzle with your favorite glaze. Serve warm.

STRAWBERRY CREAM CHEESE COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Mix sugar and flour. Cut in butter until mixture becomes coarse crumbs. Reserve 1 cup of crumbs and set aside.
• In remaining crumb mixture, add salt, baking soda, baking powder, milk, sour cream, 1 egg and vanilla extract. Mix well.
• Grease and flour a 9 inch springform pan. Spread batter over bottom and up 1 inch on sides forming a lip.
• In a small bowl, mix sugar, cream cheese and egg. Pour on top of batter in pan.
• Mix strawberry jam and hot water. Spoon onto cream cheese mixture. Sprinkle jam with reserved cup of crumbs. If using almonds, sprinkle on top.
• Bake in a 350 degree oven for approximately 45 minutes.

STRAWBERRY CREAM CHEESE SWIRL CAKE

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Set oven rack to second-lowest position.
• Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
• To make the cheesecake topping: in a food processor, blend all ingredients for 1 minute until smooth; remove to a bowl.
• In the processor without cleaning the bowl, add in 1/2 cup butter and 1-1/3 cups sugar; blend until smooth (about 1 minute).
• Add in vanilla, lemon extract, eggs, sour cream and blend well (about 30 seconds).
• Add in flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda; blend to make a smooth batter (about 30 seconds).
• Spoon batter into prepared baking pan.
• Spoon on cream cheese mixture topping (don't worry if there are open spaces).
• Drop jam dollups by teaspoonfuls over cake and cream cheese areas.
• Swirl the jam and the cream cheese topping to make a gentle marble effect.
• Bake for 35-40 minutes, or until cake is set and the topping seems dry.
• Cool completely and dust with powdered sugar.

STRAWBERRY CREAM CHEESE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and put oven rack in center.
• Lightly butter a 9" spring form pan.
• Mix together the crust ingredients and press into bottom of pan.
• Prepare filling. Beat cream cheese with mixer.
• Add remaining ingredients and beat until smooth.
• Pour into pan and bake for 50 to 55 minutes for 9 inch (45 minutes for 10").
• Cake may rise and crack slightly.
• Let stand 10 to 15 minutes.
• Prepare topping while cake is baking.
• Mix together topping ingredients and keep refrigerated until ready to use.
• When the cake is done put the topping mixture on top starting at center to within 1/2 inch of edge.
• Bake another 5 minutes.
• Remove cake from oven and let cool.
• Refrigerate at least 24 hours. (2 - 3 days is best).
• Prepare Glaze several hours before serving.
• Wash and hull strawberries. Dry completely on paper towels.
• In saucepan combine a little jelly and cornstarch.
• Add remaining ingredients. Cook until it becomes clear (about 5 minutes) stir constantly.
• Cool it to lukewarm stirring occasionally.
• Arrange the berries with tips pointing upward on top of cake.
• Spoon the glaze over the berries allowing it to drip down the sides of the cake.
• Serve. Store in refrigerator.

FRESH STRAWBERRY CREAM CHEESE COFFEE CAKE (DIABETES-FRIENDLY)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Combine neufchatel, butter and Splenda granular. Beat until light and fluffy.
• Stir in unsweetened applesauce, skim milk, eggs and vanilla.
• Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to neufchatel mixture and mix until smooth.
• Spread 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.).
• Spread berries evenly over batter.
• Mix Splenda brown sugar and nuts; sprinkle evenly over strawberries.
• Bake 40 minutes. Serve warm or cold.