This is definitely not one of those crumb cakes you make to eat with a cup of coffee or milk. This one is more like an amazing dessert of absolute dreamy proportions. Enjoy!
Course Breakfast, Dessert
Ingredients
4-1/2cupsflour
1-1/2 cupsugar
1-1/2cupbutter or margarine
1teaspoonbaking powder
1teaspoonbaking soda
1/2teaspoonsalt
1-1/2cup sour cream
2teaspoons almond extract
2 wholeeggs
28oz.packages cream cheese
1/2cupsugar
2 wholeeggs
1cupraspberry preserves
1cup sliced almondsoptional
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9x13 inch cake pan. In a large bowl, mix flour and 1-1/2 cups sugar. Cut in butter until mixture is nice and crumbly. Reserve 2 cups of the crumb mixture in a separate bowl for later. Set aside.
To the rest of the crumb mixture, add the baking powder, baking soda, salt, sour cream, almond extract and 2 eggs until well mixed. Spread in bottom of cake pan.
In another small bowl, cream the cream cheese, 1/2 cup sugar and 2 eggs. Pour over the batter and spread evenly. Spread the raspberry preserves over the cream cheese layer. Then, sprinkle the remaining crumb mixture over the top.
Bake for 55 to 60 minutes or until cream cheese filling is set and crust is deep golden brown. Cool 15 minutes before serving. Enjoy!!!