The Five Cs Recipe

Hello out there!  Today's recipe is a favorite.  Cranberry Cream Cheese Coffee Cake.  See the five cs?  I thought it would be a fun title for this recipe.  My mom was out of town this week, and we had cranberries to use up.  This is best warm, with coffee.

Cranberry Coffee Cake

Cake:

2 cups all purpose flour

1 cup sugar

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1 egg

3/4 cup orange juice

1/4 cup melted butter

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

3 cups chopped fresh cranberries

1 T. grated orange zest

Cream Cheese Layer:

1 package softened cream cheese(8 oz.)

1/3 cup sugar

1 egg

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 teaspoon orange extract

Topping:

3/4 cup all purpose flour

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup cold butter

Directions

In a large bowl, combine the first four ingredients. Whisk the egg, orange juice, butter and vanilla; stir into dry ingredients until well combined. Fold in the cranberries and orange peel. Pour into a greased 9-in. springform pan.

In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Beat in egg and vanilla. Spread over batter. Combine flour and sugar; cut in butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle over top.

Place pan on a baking sheet. Bake at 350° for 70-75 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes before removing sides of pan.  Enjoy!

My mom has had many people ask for this recipe!  I hope you all enjoy it as well!