Strawberry Jam Coffee Cake

Name: Strawberry Jam Coffee Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 15 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened; 1/2 cup butter; 3/4 cup sugar; 2 large eggs, lightly beaten; 1/4 cup milk; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 (18 ounce) jar strawberry preserves; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 1/2 cup pecans, chopped; 1/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed

Submitted by breezermom

"Sometimes I just want something other than bacon and eggs for breakfast."

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photo by KateL

Ready In:: 50mins
Ingredients:: 14
Serves:: 15

ingredients

Cake
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
¹⁄₂ cup butter
³⁄₄ cup sugar
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
¹⁄₄ cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
¹⁄₂ teaspoon baking soda
¹⁄₄ teaspoon salt
Filling
1 (18 ounce) jar strawberry preserves
1 tablespoon lemon juice
Topping
¹⁄₂ cup pecans, chopped
¹⁄₄ cup brown sugar, firmly packed

directions

Beat cream cheese and butter at medium speed of an electric mixer until creamy; gradually add 3/4 cup sugar, beating well. Combine eggs, milk, and vanilla; add to the cream cheese mixture. Beat well.
Combine the flour and next 3 ingredients; add to the cream cheese mixture, mixing at low speed until blended.
Spoon half of the batter into a greased and floured 13x9x2 inch pan. Combine the strawberry preserves and lemon juice; spread over the batter in the pan. Dollop the remaining batter over the strawberry mixture.
Combine the pecans and brown sugar; sprinkle over the batter in the pan.
Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool for 15 minutes before serving. Cut into squares to serve.

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Reviews

So good! This is in my husband's top 5 favorite things I've ever made. I've made this twice and modified the batter a bit the second time. Like another reviewer, I had difficulties spreading the batter due to thickness so I used 1/2 cup of milk the second time to make the batter more manageable.

daniannapants
Very good! I did have some trouble getting the batter to spread. I used toasted lightly salted pecans from Trader Joe's and I thought they really added.I'm looking froward to trying this tomorrow morning with coffee. Thanks for sharing the recipe.

Lucky in Bayview
An instant favorite at our home! DH can't stop talking about how much he loves this particular coffeecake. Using a 13x9-inch pan, half the batter just barely covered the bottom of the pan, and I had to play with the top half for coverage. The topping covered almost all of the coffeecake. So next time, I might increase the batter and the topping mixture to make it easier on me. (DH would be upset if I made a smaller coffeecake instead!) Made for Spring Photo Tag.

KateL