Betty Crocker Brunch - (Page 49) coffee cakes & quick breads Do-AheAD Strawberry Cream Brunch Cake Prep Time: 20 Minutes Start to Finish: 1 Hour 35 Minutes Servings: 16 Cream CheeSe Filling Tips » 1 ¼ 2 1 2¼ ¾ ¾ ½ ½ ¼ ¾ 1 1 ½ ½ package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened cup sugar tablespoons Gold Medal® all-purpose flour egg cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour cup sugar cup butter or margarine teaspoon baking powder teaspoon baking soda teaspoon salt cup sour cream teaspoon almond extract egg cup strawberry preserves cup sliced almonds do-ahead Bake the cake up to a month before your brunch. Cool it completely then wrap it tightly and freeze. Allow it to defrost on the counter several hours before serving. varIatIoN If you’re not a fan of strawberry preserves, try a different flavor. how-to To soften cream cheese, simply let it sit at room temperature for about 20 minutes. Cake 1. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom and side of 10-inch springform pan or 11x7-inch (2-quart) glass baking dish with shortening; lightly flour. In small bowl, mix filling ingredients until smooth; set aside. 2. In large bowl, mix 2¼ cups flour and ¾ cup sugar. Cut in butter, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through mixture in opposite directions), until mixture looks like coarse crumbs. Reserve 1 cup of the crumb mixture. Stir baking powder, baking soda, salt, sour cream, almond extract and egg into remaining crumb mixture. Spread batter over bottom and 2 inches up side (about ¼ inch thick) of pan. 3. Pour filling over batter. Carefully spoon preserves evenly over filling. Mix reserved crumb mixture and almonds; sprinkle over preserves. 4. Bake springform pan 50 to 60 minutes, 11x7-inch dish 35 to 45 minutes, or until filling is set and crust is deep golden brown. Cool 15 minutes; remove side of springform pan. Serve warm or cooled. Store covered in refrigerator. high altitude (3500-6500 ft): For springform pan, no change. For 11x7-inch baking dish, bake 45 to 55 minutes. Nutrition Information Per Serving: 1 ServINg: Calories 320 (Calories from Fat 160); Total Fat 18g (Saturated Fat 10g); Cholesterol 70mg; Sodium 210mg; Total Carbohydrate 35g (Dietary Fiber 1g); Protein 5g Betty Crocker Most Requested RecipesTM 49
For optimal viewing of this digital publication, please enable JavaScript and then refresh the page. If you would like to try to load the digital publication without using Flash Player detection, please click here.