Strawberry Cream Brunch Cake
Watching your figure? This vegetarian recipe has 325 calories, 5g of protein, and 19g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 6% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 16. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Mother's Day. Head to the store and pick up almond extract, cream cheese, egg, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 35 minutes.
Instructions
Heat oven to 350F. 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.
In large bowl, mix 2 1/4 cups flour and 3/4 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 1/4 inch thick) of pan.
Pour filling over batter. Carefully spoon preserves evenly over filling.
Mix almonds and reserved crumb mixture; sprinkle over preserves.
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 if desired. Store covered in refrigerator.