Gourmet Cookie Bouquets Recipe Blog

Ingredients:

• 2 (3 oz.) packages cream cheese, softened

• 2 tbsp. confectioners’ sugar

• 2 tbsp. lemon juice

• 2 cups unsifted flour

• 1 tsp. baking powder

• 1 tsp. baking soda

• 1/4 tsp. salt

• 1 cup granulated sugar

• 1/2 cup butter, softened

• 3 eggs

• 1 tsp. vanilla extract

• 1 (8 oz.) container sour cream

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In a small bowl, beat together the cream cheese, confectioners’ sugar and lemon juice until smooth; set aside. Stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; set aside. In a large mixing bowl, beat granulated sugar and butter until fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla; mix well. Add dry ingredients alternately with the sour cream; mix well.

Pour half the batter into greased and floured 10 inch tube pan. Spoon cheese mixture on top of batter to within 1/2 inch of pan edge. Spoon remaining batter over filling, spreading to pan edge. Sprinkle with Cinnamon nut topping. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan. Serve warm.

Cinnamon Nut Topping:

Combine 1/4 cups finely chopped gourmet nuts, 2 tbsp. granulated sugar and ½ tsp. ground cinnamon.

Find more coffee cake recipes here:

• Overnight Coffee Cake Recipe
• Apricot Date Coffee Cake
• Chocolate Streusel Coffee Cake

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