Lemon Berry Coffee Cake w/Lemon Curd Icing

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It's mid-summer and I realized that I needed more lemony recipes. Lemons, berries, and buttermilk just scream "summer". OK, maybe not so much the buttermilk, but all three of them are perfect in a summer coffee cake. In spite of the fancy lemon curd, this is not a delicate cake. The words "old-fashioned", "country" and "picnic cake" come to mind when describing this cake. Ain't nothing wrong with that.

Lemon Berry Coffee Cake w/Lemon Curd Icing

Coffee Cake

¾ cup unbleached white flour

¾ cup whole wheat flour

½ tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

½ tsp salt

¾ cup sugar

6 Tbsp butter or margarine, softened

2 eggs
1 cup buttermilk
¼ cup lemon curd
½ - 1 tsp lemon extract

1 cup mixed berries, fresh or frozen

Topping

¼ cup sugar
¼ cup light brown sugar
¾ cup flour
4 Tbsp butter, cold
½ tsp cinnamon

Icing

1 cup powdered sugar
2 Tbsp lemon curd
1 Tbsp butter, melted
2 - 3 Tbsp water or milk

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Instructions
Generously grease a 9 inch round cake pan. Heat oven to 350° F.

For the topping

Combine sugar, brown sugar, flour, butter, and cinnamon in a bowl. Using a pastry blender, blend butter until small, pea-sized chunks form. Refrigerate until needed.

For the cake

Combine unbleached white flour, whole wheat flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Set aside. In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time stirring well after each. Add flour mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Add lemon curd and lemon extract and mix thoroughly. (Note: Add the lemon extract according to your taste preference: less for a light lemon flavor, more for a stronger lemon flavor.) Gently fold in berries by hand. Pour into greased pan. Sprinkle topping. Bake for 55-60 minutes. Cover with foil the last 15 minutes of baking. Cool before icing.

For the icing
Combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix thoroughly. Drizzle over cake.

Inspiration recipe(s): Lemon Curd Buttercream Frosting, Blueberry-Lemon Coffee Cake

Enjoy!

~CD