Cherry Coffeecake
- 23 cup cherries, cut in quarters
- 1 (6 ounce) carton lemon low fat yogurt
- 2 ounces low-fat cream cheese
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 14 cup vegetable oil
- 1 egg, beaten
- 2 cups flour
- 12 cup sugar
- 2 12 teaspoons baking powder
- 34 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 14 cup chopped walnuts (optional) or 14 cup pecans (optional) or 14 cup almonds (optional)
- Grease a 9 " round cake pan.
- Set the oven to 350 degrees.
- Mix together the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar.
- In a separate bowl whip the cream cheese a bit and add the yogurt, egg, oil, and lemon zest.
- Combine the wet with the dry ingredients just until combined and fold in the cherries.
- Spoon the thick batter into the prepared cake pan spreading almost to the sides.
- (it will spread out).
- For the topping, blend the flour and brown sugar and mash in the butter until combined.
- Add the nuts.
- Sprinkle the topping over the batter as evenly as you can.
- It won't be a generous covering.
- Pop in the oven and bake for 22 to 25 minutes or until just golden on the top.
- Cool for 10 minutes and serve.
cherries, lemon low, lowfat cream cheese, lemon zest, vegetable oil, egg, flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, flour, brown sugar, butter, walnuts
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/cherry-coffeecake-379520 (may not work)