Ingredients

Cake:

• 2 1/2 cups/600 mL flour
• 3/4 cups/180 mL sugar
• 1 tsp/5 mL Watkins Pure Ground Cinnamon
• 1 cup/250 mL (2 sticks) butter, cold
• 1/2 tsp/2.5 mL baking powder
• 1/2 tsp/2.5 mL baking soda
• 1/4 tsp/1.2 mL salt
• 3/4 cup/180 mL sour cream
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp/5 mL Watkins Pure Vanilla Extract

Filling:

• 1 pkg (8 oz/227 g) cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup/60 mL sugar
• ½ tsp Watkins Pure Vanilla Extract
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup/125 mL raspberry preserves

Glaze (optional):

• 1 ½ cup/375 mL powdered sugar
• ½ tsp Watkins Pure Vanilla Extract
• 2 tbsp water

Directions

Cake: In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar and cinnamon; cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Remove 1/2 cups/125 mL of crumbs for topping. To remaining crumb mixture add baking powder, baking soda, salt, sour cream, egg and vanilla extract; blend well. Spread batter over bottom of 8 x 8-inch/20 x 20-cm baking pan.

Filling: In a small bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar and eggs; blend well. Pour over batter in pan. Carefully spoon preserves evenly over filling. Sprinkle 1 cup of reserved crumbs over preserves. Bake before adding glaze.

Glaze: combine powdered sugar, water and vanilla, drizzle on top of coffee cake.

Bake at 350ºF/180ºC for 45 to 50 minutes. Serve warm or cold.