Recipe: Apple Cream Cheese Coffee Cake

Apple Cream Cheese Coffee Cake
Yield: 12 Servings

CAKE
2 1/2 c flour
1/4 ts salt
3/4 c sugar
3/4 c sour cream
1/2 ts baking powder
1 egg
1/2 ts baking soda
1 ts vanilla

FILLING
1 pk (8 oz.) cream cheese
1 tb lemon juice
1 egg
1 ts vanilla

FILLING
1 c sliced apples
1/4 c sugar
1/2 c raisins
1 tb cinnamon
1 tb lemon juice

TOPPING
1 c reserved crumbs
1/2 c chopped nuts

MAPLE GLAZE
3/4 c confectioner's sugar
1 ts margarine
1 tb warm water
1 ts maple extract

In a large bowl, combine flour and sugar; cut
in butter using a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Remove 1 cup for topping. To the remaining crumb mixture, add baking powder, soda, salt, sour cream, egg and vanilla; blend well. Spread batter over the bottom and 2" up the side of a greased and floured 9" springform pan (batter should be 1/4" thick on sides). For filling #1, in a small bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar, lemon juice and egg; blend well and pour over the batter in the pan. To make apple filling, mix all apple ingredients together and carefully spoon over the cream cheese filling. In a small bowl, combine reserved crumb mixture with the nuts and sprinkle over the top. Bake at 350 degrees for 55-60 minutes or until cream cheese filling is set and crust is a deep golden brown. Cool 15 minutes then remove sides of pan. Cool completely and then drizzle with maple glaze if desired. For maple glaze, mix all ingredients together.