Craisin-Walnut Coffee Cake with Greek Yogurt

By Hklbrries

“This cake is moist and delicious with a filling of craisins or raisins, broken walnuts, brown sugar and, of course, cinnamon. The cake was always made with sour cream, but this year I have fallen in love with Greek yogurt, so I subbed the yogurt for the sour cream.”

Daniela Cirillo

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 1/2 cup granulated sugar, divided
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup plain 2-percent Greek yogurt
• 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1 1/2 cups craisins or raisins

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease and flour a 9-inch-square baking pan.

Cream butter and a cup sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Blend in the Greek yogurt.

Sift flour, baking powder, soda and salt into another bowl; blend into the creamed mixture, mixing well.

Spread half the batter in pan.

Mix nuts with remaining 1/2 cup of sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle half the nut mixture over batter. Sprinkle craisins over nut layer. Spoon remaining batter evenly over the craisins; spread carefully. Sprinkle remaining nut mixture over the top.

Bake 40 to 50 minutes, until a wooden pick, inserted in middle, comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 to 15 minutes, then remove pan and put on rack. Serve warm.


Nutritional Information:
Per serving
295 calories
13g fat
45 mg cholesterol
4 g protein
43 g carbohydrates
2 g fiber
197 mg sodium