This coffee cake is amazing! It is made with greek yogurt, fresh lemon and cream cheese. Need I say more!!! There are three layers to this cake.

Cream Cheese Lemon Coffee Cake

1. Cream Cheese Layer:

Cream together:

• 1 pkg cream cheese softened (250g)
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 tbsp corn starch
• 2 tbsp lemon juice

2. Cake layer:

Mix together wet ingredients:

• 1/2 cup canola oil
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup plain unsweetened greek yogurt
• Zest of 1 lemon
• 1 and 1/2 tbsp lemon juice

Then add in sifted dry ingredients, mix until combined:

• 1 and 1/2 cup flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt

3. Crumb Topping:

Mix flour and sugar and then cut in the butter:

• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 tbsp cold butter

Layer the cake batter, then the cream cheese layer, then spoon the crumb mixture on top in a parchment lined 8 by 8 square pan. Bake 350 degrees F for approx 40-45 minutes  When cool, dust with icing sugar.