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Lemon Poppy Seed Coffee Cake

Course Dessert

Ingredients

**Coffee Cake:**

  • - 7 ounces almond paste
  • - 1 cup granulated sugar
  • - 1 stick salted butter room temperature (½ cup)
  • - 1½ cups all-purpose flour
  • - 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • - ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • - ½ teaspoon salt
  • - 2 large eggs
  • - 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • - ½ teaspoon almond extract
  • - 1 cup buttermilk
  • - Zest of 2 lemons
  • - 1 tablespoon poppy seeds

**Crumble:**

  • - ¾ cup all-purpose flour
  • - ¼ cup firmly packed light brown sugar
  • - ⅛ cup white sugar
  • - ½ tablespoon poppy seeds
  • - ¼ teaspoon salt
  • - ½ stick butter melted (¼ cup)
  • - ¼ teaspoon almond extract

**Lemon Glaze:**

  • - 1 cup powdered sugar
  • - 2 tablespoons lemon juice

Instructions

**Coffee Cake:**

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  • In a medium bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer or a large mixing bowl with a hand mixer, add the sugar, lemon zest, and almond paste (broken into pieces). Mix on low for about 2 minutes until the almond paste is in small pieces.
  • Add the room temperature butter and beat on medium-high speed for 2 minutes until light and fluffy.
  • Add the eggs, vanilla, and almond extract. Beat for another 2 minutes until light and fluffy.
  • On low speed, alternate adding the buttermilk and flour mixture, starting and ending with the dry ingredients. Mix just until combined.
  • Gently fold in the lemon zest and poppy seeds.
  • Pour the batter into a 9×9 inch glass pan lined with parchment paper and sprayed with cooking spray. Spread into an even layer.
  • Bake for 35 minutes.

**Crumble:**

  • While the cake is baking, mix the flour, brown sugar, white sugar, poppy seeds, and salt in a medium bowl.
  • Add the melted butter and almond extract. Mix until large crumbs form. Set aside.

**Finishing the Cake:**

  • After 35 minutes, remove the cake from the oven and top with the crumble.
  • Bake for another 15-20 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
  • Let the cake cool completely.

**Lemon Glaze:**

  • Mix the powdered sugar and lemon juice in a bowl.
  • Drizzle over the cooled coffee cake.