Lovers Key Beach Club and Resort
Cherry Crisp Coffee Cake

Yield: 12 servings

Ingredients

Cake

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup 100% bran cereal
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 cup margarine, softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 (21 ounce) can cherry filling and topping
• Confectioners' sugar glaze (optional)
• Mint sprig (for garnish)

Almond Bran Topping

• 1/2 cup coarsely chopped almonds
• 1/4 cup 100% bran cereal
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 2 tablespoons softened margarine

Instructions

Cake

1. In a medium bowl, combine flour, bran, baking powder and cinnamon; set aside.
2. In large bowl, with electric mixer at high speed, beat margarine and sugar until creamy.
3. Blend in eggs and milk.
4. Stir in flour mixture until smooth (batter will be thick).
5. Spread batter in greased 9 inch springform pan; spoon cherry filling over batter.
6. Sprinkle with almond bran topping.
7. Bake in preheated 350 degrees F oven for 50 to 55 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center tests done (filling will stick to wooden pick).
8. Cool in pan on wire rack for 25 minutes.
9. Remove outside ring of pan; cool completely on wire rack.
10. Drizzle with confectioner's sugar glaze; garnish with mint sprig if desired.
11. Cut into wedges to serve.

Almond Bran Topping

1. Mix almonds, bran cereal, sugar, and margarine until crumbly.

Attribution

Posted by LladyRusty at Recipe Goldmine 6:23:41am 4/26/03.

Source: Lovers Key Beach Club & Resort, Fort Myers Beach, Florida