Cream Cheese Coffee Cake

• flour↗2 1⁄2 cups
• sugar↗3⁄4 cup
• sugar↗1⁄4 cup
• butter↗3⁄4 cup
• baking powder↗1⁄2 teaspoon
• baking soda↗1⁄2 teaspoon
• salt↗1⁄4 teaspoon
• sour cream↗3⁄4 cup
• egg↗1
• egg↗1
• amaretto liqueur or 1 teaspoon almond extract↗1 teaspoon
• cream cheese↗8 ounces

  room temperature

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Grease and flour (or spray with Pam) bottom and sides of a 9-inch spring form pan.

2. 2

   Combine flour and 3/4 cup sugar.

3. 3

   Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs; reserve 1 cup of mixture setting aside.

4. 4

   To crumb mixture in bowl add baking powder, soda, salt, sour cream, 1 egg and almond extract blending well.

5. 5

   Spread batter in pan.

6. 6

   Combine cream cheese, 1/4 cup sugar, and 1 egg and poor over batter in pan.

7. 7

   Sprinkle reserved 1 cup of crumb mixture over all.

8. 8

   Bake at 350° 45 to 50 minutes or until cheese filling is set and cake is golden.

9. 9

   Cool at least 15 minutes before removing sides of pan slice and serve warm or at room temperature.