Raspberry-Almond Crumb Cake

By Lv2Cook

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup chilled stick margarine or butter cut into small pieces
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/3 cup fat-free sour cream
• 2 tablespoons 1% low-fat milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 large egg
• Cooking spray
• 3 ounces block-style fat-free cream cheese softened
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 large egg white
• 1/4 cup raspberry preserves
• 1/3 cup fresh raspberries
• 2 tablespoons sliced almonds

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350º.

Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Combine flour, 1/3 cup sugar, and salt in a bowl; cut in margarine with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal. Reserve 1/2 cup flour mixture for topping; set aside.

Combine remaining flour mixture, baking powder, and baking soda, and add sour cream, milk, extracts, and egg. Beat at medium speed of a mixer until blended. Spoon the batter into an 8-inch round cake pan coated with cooking spray.

Combine cream cheese, 2 tablespoons sugar, and egg white; beat at medium speed until blended. Spread evenly over batter; dot with preserves. Top with raspberries. Combine the reserved 1/2 cup flour mixture and almonds. Sprinkle crumb mixture over raspberries. Bake at 350º for 30 minutes or until cake springs back when touched lightly in center. Cool on a wire rack.

Serving Size: 1 wedge