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Cheese-Filled Lemon Coffee Cake Recipe

Lemon lovers will find this rich, glazed coffee cake absolutely scrumptious. The cream cheese in the middle is a wonderful surprise and nicely complements the tart citrus flavor.—Tessa Mabe, Toledo, Oregon

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Cheese-Filled Lemon Coffee Cake Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 40 min. + cooling

Yield: 6 Servings

20 40 60

Ingredients

1/3 cup butter, softened
1-1/2 cups sugar, divided
1 egg
1/2 cup lemon juice
2 tablespoons grated lemon peel
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk
5 ounces cream cheese, softened
GLAZE:
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
4-1/2 teaspoons butter, melted
4-1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon grated lemon peel

Directions

In a large bowl, beat butter and 1 cup sugar until crumbly, about 2 minutes. Add egg; mix well. Stir in lemon juice and lemon peel. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition.
Pour half of the batter into a greased and floured 8-in. fluted tube pan. In a small bowl, combine cream cheese and remaining sugar; spoon over batter. Top with remaining batter.
Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.
In a small bowl, combine glaze ingredients. Drizzle over cake. Refrigerate leftovers. Yield: 6 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 slice equals 612 calories, 23 g fat (14 g saturated fat), 98 mg cholesterol, 513 mg sodium, 96 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 8 g protein.

Originally published as Cheese-Filled Lemon Coffee Cake in Country Woman Christmas Annual 2010, p30

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Reviewed on Apr. 03, 2012 by Sarah041604

This was very good! Baked the night before. Recipe said to refrigerate leftovers, so I did put it in the fridge overnight. I used 4 small lemons to get the required amount of zest & juice. Great flavor :)