½cupcold unsalted butter, cut into cubes(one stick)
1largeegg, beaten
¾cup milk
20 ouncecancherry pie filling
Streusel Topping
1cupall purpose flour(135 grams)
1cupbrown sugar, packed
½cupcold unsalted butter, cut into cubes(one stick)
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease a 9 x 13 inch baking dish and line with parchment paper; set aside.
In a food processor fitted with the blade attachment, add in two cups of flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, and salt. Then, add in one stick of cold cubed butter and pulse until the mixture resembles a coarse crumble.
Pour the mixture into a large bowl and add in the beaten egg and milk. Stir until just combined. Spread into prepared baking pan. Dollop on the pie filling and spread gently to cover the top.
In the food processor (no need to clean out) combine one cup of flour and brown sugar. Then, add in one stick of cold cubed butter and pulse until the mixture resembles a coarse crumble. Sprinkle evenly on top of the pie filling.
Bake on the center rack in your preheated oven for about 40 minutes, or until top is golden and the pie filling is bubbling at the edges. Remove from oven and place on a wire rack to cool before cutting.
Notes
Lining your baking pan with parchment paper will allow you to remove the cake easily from the pan to cut into squares.
A food processor is the easiest and quickest way to cut the butter into the flour mixture. However, you can always use a pastry cutter or two butter knifes instead.
Be sure you are using cold cubes of butter. You will see small chunks of butter in the batter when you pour it into the pan.
Canned cherry pie filling can be found in the baking section of most grocery stores. Feel free to substitute other pie fillings such as apple or blueberry.
No need to wash the food processor out before using it for the streusel topping layer.
You will know the coffee cake is ready when you can see the cherry layer bubbling and the streusel layer starting to get golden brown.
Store leftover Cherry Coffee Cake in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to a week. You can also freeze for up to a month.