Cherry Almond Coffee Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup butter or 3/4 cup margarine
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 egg
• 3/4 cup buttermilk or 3/4 cup soured milk
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 (19 ounce) can cherry pie filling
• 1/3 cup sliced almonds

Recipe

• 1 combine the flour and sugar in a large bowl.
• 2 cut in the butter with a pastry blender until the mixture is crumbly.
• 3 set aside 1/2 cup for the topping.
• 4 add the baking powder and baking soda to the remainder.
• 5 beat together the egg, buttermilk and almond extract.
• 6 add to the dry ingredients, stirring until just moistened.
• 7 spread two-thirds of the batter over the bottom and partway up the side of a prepared 8-1/2 or 9-inch springform pan.
• 8 spoon the pie filling evenly over the batter.
• 9 drop small spoonfuls of the remaining batter over the filling.
• 10 stir the almonds into the reserved crumbled mixture.
• 11 sprinkle over the batter.
• 12 bake for 65 to 75 minutes for a 8-1/2 pan or 50 to 60 minutes for a 9-inch pan in a preheated 350 degree f oven or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• 13 cover with a piece of foil it the top is getting too brown.