Delicious Strawberry Almond Coffee Cake - A Guilt Free Indulgence!
Description
Brown sugar-coated strawberries are baked into a vanilla-laced coffee cake batter and topped with almonds. Serve for breakfast, brunch, or dessert!
Ingredients
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1 cup fresh strawberries
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3 tablespoons brown sugar
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1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
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1/3 cup brown sugar
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1/2 teaspoon baking powder
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1/4 teaspoon baking soda
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1/8 teaspoon salt
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1/2 cup vanilla honey yogurt
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3 tablespoons butter, melted
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 egg
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2 tablespoons milk
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1/4 cup chopped almonds
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour an 8-inch round cake pan.
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Mix strawberries and 3 tablespoons brown sugar together in a bowl.
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Mix flour, 1/3 cup brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a separate large bowl. Whisk yogurt, melted butter, vanilla extract, and egg in a third bowl. Stir yogurt mixture, alternating with milk, into flour mixture until just moistened. Spoon 2/3 of the batter into the prepared pan; spread strawberry mixture evenly over batter. Top with remaining batter. Sprinkle almonds over batter.
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Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Let cool in pan atop a wire rack for 10 minutes. Run a knife around the edge of the pan before transferring cake to a serving platter.