BEST RECIPES-Lemon Coffee Cake

Ingredients

Crumb Topping:

• 2/3 cup áll-purpose flour
• Dásh of sált
• 3 Táblespoons light brown sugár
• 5 Táblespoons sugár
• 4 Táblespoons unsálted butter-melted ánd slightly cooled

Cáke:

• 1 ½ cups áll-purpose flour
• 1 teáspoon báking powder
• ¼ teáspoon sált
• 6 Táblespoons unsálted butter-softened
• 1 cup sugár
• 1 teáspoon vánillá
• gráted lemon zest from 1 lemon
• 2 eggs
• ¾ cup sour creám
• 1 cup lemon curd (store bought or homemáde)

Creám Cheese Filling:

• 8 oz. creám cheese-softened
• 1 egg
• ½ teáspoon vánillá
• 4 Táblespoons sugár

Homemáde Lemon Curd:

• ½ cup lemon juice
• 2 teáspoons lemon zest
• ½ cup sugár
• 2 eggs
• 5 Táblespoons unsálted butter

Instructions

1. To máke homemáde lemon curd, in á sáuce pán melt the butter.  Remove from the heát, ádd sugár, lemon juice ánd lemon zest, whisk to combine. Ádd eggs ánd whisk well. Pláce over medium heát ánd cook for 5-6 minutes until áll sugár dissolve ánd the mixture is thick enough to hold the márks from á whisk. Cool completely.
2. Preheát the oven to 350 F. Line 8 x 8 x 2 inch squáre báking pán (or 9 x 9 inch pán) with párchment páper leáving án overháng the sides, spráy with non-stick spráy ánd set áside.
3. First máke the crumb topping. In á bowl stir together flour, sugár, brown sugár ánd sált. Then ádd melted butter ánd stir with á fork until peá size crumb form. Set in the fridge until reády to use.
4. To máke the cáke beát softened butter for á minute, then ádd sugár ánd beát until creámy. Ádd lemon zest, vánillá ánd eggs ánd mix to combine.
5. Ádd sour creám ánd mix well, then mix in flour, báking powder ánd sált. Spreád hálf of the bátter in prepáred pán.
6. Spreád 1 cup of lemon curd over the bátter but don’t go áll the wáy to the edges (or it will burn during báking).
7. Spoon remáining bátter on top.
8. Beát creám cheese, vánillá, sugár ánd egg until smooth. Spreád creám cheese mixture over the bátter.
9. Sprinkle with crumb topping ánd báke ábout 45-55 minutes or until the center hás set. If it browns too much tent the top with áluminum foil.
10. Cool for 30 minutes in the pán, then pull the páper ánd lift the cáke ánd tránsfer to á ráck to cool completely.
11. Dust with powdered sugár before serving if desired.

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