Raspberry Almond Coffee Cake Squares

Name: Raspberry Almond Coffee Cake Squares
Ingredients: 1 cup [240 g] sour cream, at room temperature; ⅓ cup [80 g] buttermilk, at room temperature; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon pure almond extract, or to taste; 3½ cups [497 g] all-purpose flour; 1 cup [2 sticks or 227 g] unsalted butter, cut into 1 in [2.5 cm] pieces, at room temperature; 1¾ cups [175 g] sliced almonds; ¾ teaspoon baking powder; ¾ teaspoon baking soda; ¾ teaspoon salt; 1½ cups [336 g] raspberry jam; 12 oz [340 g] cream cheese, at room temperature; ⅓ cup [65 g] granulated sugar; 1 large egg, at room temperature

Preparation info

Makes •
24
large squares

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

100 Afternoon Sweets

By Sarah Kieffer

Published 2024

About

I have a thing for cream-cheese-and-jam-filled, streusel-topped coffee cakes. They are in my top five of favorite comforting eats, especially when freshly baked and just warm to the touch. This version is made in a half sheet pan, which provides the perfect cake-to-filling-to-streusel ratio, in my opinion.

Ingredients

Cake

1 cup [240 g] sour cream, at room temperature
⅓ cup [80

Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

1) For the Cake

Position an oven rack in the middle of the oven and preheat the oven to 350°F [180°C]. Grease an 18 by 13 in [46 by 33 cm] half sheet pan.

2) In a large bowl or liquid measuring cup, whisk together the sour cream, buttermilk