Cherry Almond Coffeecake

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 9
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup regular oats
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon chilled butter or 1/2 cup margarine, cut into small pieces
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
• 1 cup plain low-fat yogurt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3/4 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 large egg
• cooking spray
• 1 1/2 cups pitted sweet cherries, quartered
• 2 tablespoons slivered almonds

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°.
• 2 to prepare topping, lightly spoon 1/4 cup flour into a dry measuring cup, and level with a knife. combine flour, brown sugar, oats, and cinnamon in a small bowl; cut in 1 tablespoon butter with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal. set aside.
• 3 to prepare the cake, lightly spoon 1 1/2 cups flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl; set aside. beat granulated sugar and 1 1/2 tablespoons butter at medium speed of a mixer. add the yogurt, extracts, and egg; beat well. add flour mixture, and beat at low speed until well-blended (batter will be thick). spread half of batter in bottom of an 8-inch square baking pan coated with cooking spray, and top with cherries. sprinkle with 3 tablespoons topping. repeat procedure with the remaining batter and topping. sprinkle with almonds. bake at 350° for 45 minutes. cool completely on a wire rack.