Cream Cheese Coffee Cake

Name: Cream Cheese Coffee Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 1 Coffee Cake
Ingredients: 1/3 cup raisins or 1/3 cup dried cherries; 1/3 cup brown sugar, packed; 1/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, coarsely chopped; 2 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 cup toasted nuts, chopped (ie pecans, walnuts etc); 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened; 4 ounces cream cheese, softened; 1 cup brown sugar, packed; 1/3 cup granulated sugar; 5 eggs; 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1 cup plain yogurt or 1 cup light sour cream; 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt; 1 tablespoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Submitted by peachez

"My families favourite " Coffee Cake", slice thin and enjoy with your favourite java."

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Ready In:: 1hr 30mins
Ingredients:: 17
Yields:: 1 Coffee Cake

ingredients

Fruit Spice and Nut Mixture
¹⁄₃ cup raisins or 1/3 cup dried cherries
¹⁄₃ cup brown sugar, packed
¹⁄₃ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, coarsely chopped
2 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
¹⁄₂ cup toasted nuts, chopped (ie pecans, walnuts etc)
Filling
³⁄₄ cup unsalted butter, softened
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 cup brown sugar, packed
¹⁄₃ cup granulated sugar
5 eggs
1 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup plain yogurt or 1 cup light sour cream
Dry Ingredients
3 ¹⁄₄ cups all-purpose flour
¹⁄₄ teaspoon kosher salt
1 tablespoon baking powder
¹⁄₂ teaspoon baking soda

directions

Heat oven to 350 degrees.
Grease a 12 cup bundt pan.
Soak raisins or dried cherries in warm water till plump- about 10 minutes, dry well on paper towels- chop coarsely Place into a freezer baggie, seal and mix by turning over several times to coat the raisins or cherries, brown sugar, chocolate chips, cocoa, cinnamon and nuts- set aside With an electric mixer in a large bowl cream the butter, cream cheese, both sugars and eggs till well blended.
Blend the vanilla and yogurt or sour cream into the mix- set aside.
Place dry ingredients into a freezer baggie, seal and blend well by turning over to mix Add dry mix to cream mix in increments, blending well on low speed of mixer Spread 1/3 of batter in prepared bundt pan, layer some of the filling mixture then hand sprinkle some of the fruit, spice& nut mixture.
Layer by same steps till all are used.
Bake 50- 60 minutes or until pick inserted is clean.
Cool on rack for 10 minutes.
Invert on cake stand and serve.