A Raspberry Morning

An ode to summer before I head full on to fall! We saw some awesome looking raspberries at Sam's Club, and I just had to pick them up (yeah, no way they were local... oh well!). While I've become more adventurous cooking, I'm still leary in the baking department, a few substitutions here or there, but I really like to have a recipe in front of me. We loved the incorporation of fresh fruit in this Raspberry Almond Coffee Cake. I made a few substitutions with what we had, so I'll post what I did below. I'm sure it could be lightened a bit more, but it wasn't too sweet as is. A lovely way to start the day, or brighten the morning, or afternoon... or way to put yourself to sleep... :)


Raspberry Almond Coffee Cake
Modified ever so slightly from herlittleblackdress

• 1 cup fresh raspberries
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
• 1/3 cup white sugar (I can't remember if I used Splenda Blend for Baking here... I was doing too many things and was slightly schizophrenic last night!!)
  
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 1/4 cup nonfat greek yogurt
  
• scant 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup sliced almonds
• 1/4 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon milk
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray an 8 inch round cake pan with cooking spray.
2. Combine raspberries and brown sugar in a bowl. Set aside.
3. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Combine sour cream, butter or margarine, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and egg, and add to flour mixture. Stir just until moist. **mine was very dry, so I added ~1T milk at this point. The batter was very thick, but it all worked out in the end!** Spoon 2/3 of the batter into the prepared pan. Spread raspberry mixture evenly over the batter. Spoon remaining batter over raspberry mixture. Top with almonds.
4. Bake for 40 minutes **mine was done at 30min**, or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool for 10 minutes on a wire rack.
5. Combine confectioners' sugar, milk, and 1/4 teaspoon vanilla. Stir well. Drizzle glaze over cake. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Cross-section with lovely whole berries!