Strawberry Cream Cheese Coffee Cake is like coffee cake and strawberry cheesecake had a really delicious baby. Go get yourself some!
Did you guys know that next week is Brunch Week? An entire seven days devoted to all of the brunch foods you could ever dream of. Brought to you by a bunch of food bloggers! It will almost be like we're sitting around, sipping on Bloody Mary's, and all eating brunch together every morning. Doesn't that just sound like fun?
I originally made this recipe for coffee cake for Brunch Week but I just couldn't wait to share it with you. Oh, that and the fact that third trimester is kicking my booty and I've been so. freaking. tired. lately and didn't have anything else made to share with you for the rest of this week. But mostly because I couldn't wait one more day to share it with you.
Because you guys, this strawberry cream cheese coffee cake is SO good. The cake is almond flavored and topped with a simple cream cheese layer. And THEN swirled with strawberry preserves, and thennnnn topped with a crumb topping.
It's also super easy to make, as the crumb topping and the cake batter are made from the same mixture (explained in the directions). The strawberry-ness simply comes from strawberry preserves. Oh and don't forget the cream cheese layer. It adds a richness to the cake that makes me never want to eat coffee cake without cream cheese ever again.
Did I mention the coffee cake itself has almond extract in it? I absolutely love almond-flavored cake (it was one of our wedding cake flavors!) so I take every opportunity I can to add it to baked goods. If you're not a fan of the almond flavor, you could definitely omit it and use vanilla instead. And I'll pretend you never told me you don't like almond extract.
So what better way to get ready for Brunch Week than to eat brunch foods? Exactly.
If you're looking for a yummy spring-time breakfast or brunch baked good - give this Strawberry Cream Cheese Coffee Cake a try! It quickly disappeared in our house!
This sounds so good! I agree--almond extract gives baked goods a little secret something that makes them irresistible! 🙂
This will be perfect to make for my husband for his bday coming up--he loves cheesecake, and strawberry danishes. Pinned for him 🙂
Looks beautiful. I love coffee cakes 🙂
This is a wonderful brunch cake. Love it!
Thanks for sharing.
Velva
An absolutely delicious cake! This looks wonderful. xo, Catherine
This looks wonderful!! I love coffee cake! Sorry your third trimester is kicking your booty. Your almost there!! Yay!! And I can not wait for brunch week. Yes!
This sounds like pure bliss! I love the strawberry cream cheese combo and I bet the touch of almond is delicious.
And I can imagine it's hard to keep up with your normal schedule now that you're in the 3rd trimester. I hope you get in some rest this weekend!
Love your photos Taylor! I'm a huge coffee cake fan and this dessert looks so delicious.