Sweet Strawberry Almond Coffee Cake Recipes

Steps:

• In large saucepan, combine cornstarch and strawberries until blended.
• Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly.
• Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.
• Remove from the heat; stir in cinnamon and almond extract, set aside.
• In large bowl, combine flour and sugar.
• Cut in butter until mixture is crumbly.
• Set aside 1/2 cup for topping.
• Add baking powder, baking soda and salt to the remaining flour mixture.
• Stir in buttermilk and egg until moistened.
• Spread 1 1/2 cups of batter into a greased 8-inch square baking dish.
• Carefully spread with the strawberry mixture.
• Drop remaining batter by tablespoonfuls over strawberry mixture.
• Sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes or until golden brown.
• Cool on a wire rack.

Steps:

• For the cake: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream together the granulated sugar and butter. Add the eggs 1 at a time, mixing after each addition. Add the sour cream and almond extract and mix to combine. Turn the mixer to low and gradually add the flour and salt and mix until well combined, scraping the bowl. Fold in the sliced strawberries.
• For the topping: Combine the brown sugar, flour, butter and salt in a medium bowl and cut together using 2 knives or a pastry cutter until it resembles crumbs. Mix in the almonds.
• Generously butter a 10-inch cast-iron skillet. Pour the batter into the skillet and even out the surface. Press the remaining halved strawberries into the surface of the batter cut-side down, leaving them mostly exposed. Scatter the crumble over the top of the batter. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center does not come out totally clean but isn't wet with batter either, about 1 hour. Let the cake sit in the skillet for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, make the glaze.
• For the glaze: Whisk together the confectioners' sugar and lemon juice. Using a fork or whisk, drizzle over the cake. Serve directly out of the skillet.

Steps:

• In lg saucepan, combine strawberries and cornstarch til blended.
• Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly.
• Cook and stir 2 minutes or until thickened.
• Remove from heat.
• Stir in cinnamon, almond and 1/2 teaspoons vanilla, set aside.
• In lg. bowl, combine flour and sugar.
• Cut in butter til mixture is crumbly.
• *Set aside 1/2 cup for topping.
• Add baking powder, soda and salt to the remaining flour mixture.
• Stir in buttermilk, 1 teaspoons vanilla and beaten egg til moistened.
• Spread 1 1/2 cups batter into greased 8" square baking dish.
• Carefully spread/top with strawberry mixture.
• Drop remaining batter by Tbls. over strawberry mixture.
• Sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture.
• Bake at 350º for 35-40 minutes or til golden brown.
• Cool on wire rack.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Line 8-inch square pan with foil, leaving 1 inch of foil overhanging at 2 opposite sides of pan; spray foil with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, beat butter, granulated sugar and almond paste with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in almond extract and eggs until well blended. On low speed, beat in flour, baking powder and salt just until blended. Spread batter in pan; sprinkle with almonds.
• Bake 45 minutes or until tooth-pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on cooling rack, about 1 hour. Use foil to lift cake out of pan; cut into squares. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Garnish with berries.

Steps:

• Combine sugar and cornstarch in a large saucepan; stir in rhubarb and strawberries and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Cook until thickened, about two minutes. Remove from heat, stir in lemon juice, and let cool.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13-inch pan.
• Combine 3 cups flour, 1 cup sugar, baking powder, and baking soda in a large bowl. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Beat together eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla in a separate bowl. Stir egg mixture into flour until just moistened. Spoon two-thirds of the batter into prepared pan; evenly spread on the cooled filling, then cover with remaining batter.
• In a small bowl, combine 3/4 cup sugar and 1/2 cup flour, and cut in butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs; sprinkle crumb topping over the batter.
• Bake in preheated oven until topping is golden brown and a tester inserted in the center comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.

Steps:

• Grease and flour (or spray with non-stick) a 10 inch fluted tube pan (bundt pan).
• In a mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugar.
• Add the eggs and mix well.
• Combine the flour, baking powder and baking soda then add to the creamed mixture alternately with the sour cream.
• Beat in the almond extract.
• Gently fold in the strawberries.
• Spoon half of the batter into the prepared pan.
• Combine the filling ingredients and sprinkle half over the batter.
• Top with remaining batter and then finish off with the filling.
• Bake at 350 F for 50-60 minutes or until pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool for 15-20 minutes before removing from the pan to a wire rack. Then let cool completely before serving.
• To glaze or not to glaze -- that is up to you. Just make sure you use glaze after the cake has cooled completely. (1 c confectioner's sugar to 1-2 tbls of low fat milk).