Lepp Farm Market in Abbotsford is holding a contest to win a $25 gift certificate.
The contest was first presented in May. To enter, find the related post on the Abbotsford News Facebook page and then comment with one ingredient and #BetterWhenShared.
Only one entry is permitted per person, but you can double your entry by sharing the contest with friends.
The contest ends at noon on Thursday, July 31.
The recipe below is featured on Lepp Farm Market’s website and is a featured page in the Abbotsford News’ My City publication from July 17.
Dorothy’s Summer Fruit Cream Cheese Coffee Cake
Provided by Lepp Farm Market
This easy but elegant coffee cake with a cream cheese filling and fruit topping would be delicious with any of summer’s juicy fruits or berries. The tangy cream cheese filling could be enhanced by adding a dollop of whip cream or a drizzle of caramel sauce on the top; a dessert fit for your most special guests.
Ingredients:
2 1/4 cups flour
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup butter
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 egg
3/4 cup sour cream (if the egg is small, increase sour cream to 1 cup)
2 cups approximately of fruit of your choice – berries, peaches, diced apricots, plums or pears
Cream Cheese Filling:
8 oz cream cheese
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract or almond flavouring OR 1 tbsp of your favourite liqueur that complements the fruit such as amaretto with pitted cherries or pears, limoncello with raspberries, brandy with plums
Slivered almonds (optional)
Directions:
Mix the flour, sugar and butter into a fine crumb and set aside 1 cup for crumb topping. This can be done with your hands, a pastry blender, food processor or right in your mixer if the butter is still fairly firm.
Add all remaining ingredients and mix until combined. The batter will be fairly thick and may still have small pieces of butter visible.
Spread into a greased springform pan. Make sure you spread up the sides just a bit to hold the cream cheese filling.
Beat cream cheese and sugar together until creamy, add flavouring of choice. Spread overtop of the batter, to within one inch of the pan.
Sprinkle with fruit. Top with the crumbs and slivered almonds (if using). Bake in a 350 degree oven for 45-55 minutes.
To make this even more elegant, serve drizzled with a sauce that complements the fruit. Can you imagine how delicious pears would be topped with a warm caramel sauce? Oh yum!
For even more helpful tips on this recipe, go to leppfarmmarket.com/recipes
