Cherry Cream Cheese Coffee Cake [Video]

Cherry Cream Cheese Coffee Cake is made with a cake layer topped with a cheesecake filling, juicy cherries, and a buttery crumb topping.

In addition to Coffee Cakes, we love Chocolate Cakes that are moist and tender like Chocolate Banana Bread, Chocolate Brownie Cake, and Chocolate Baileys Poke Cake. 

Cherry Cream Cheese Coffee Cake

There is no better way to start your day than with Cherry Cream Cheese Coffee Cake topped with a delicious, buttery crumb and a hot coffee. This lavish and divine baked good is made with layers and layers of stuff that I absolutely love. With cherries popping up in the grocery stores, I just can’t help myself and use my favorite fruit in desserts.

Don’t worry, you can use frozen cherries in this recipe as well. You just have to thaw them and discard and water excess. I usually put mine into a colander for 1 hour. You can also you other fruits, berries would be perfect, or stone fruit like plums and peaches.

This Cherry Cream Cheese Coffee Cake is pure perfection. A layer of buttery cake topped with a cheesecake filling, fresh, juicy, and sweet cherries, a buttery crumb, and extra cherries. Wow!

What is Coffee Cake?

A Coffee Cake is usually a cake that can be served with coffee or is made with coffee. Usually, it should have a streusel topping and some spices like cinnamon.

Is there coffee in Coffee Cake?

Coffee cakes rarely contain coffee, mostly contain spices, nuts, and feature a streusel or simple glaze topping.

How to store Cherry Cream Cheese Coffee Cake?

Freshly baked cake will last for about 3 to 4 days at normal room temperature. While you can store it in the refrigerator, for about 1 week, cover it with foil or plastic wrap to prevent the cake from drying out.

How to Freeze a Coffee Cake:

1. First, let the cake fully cool.
2. Next, wrap it tightly in plastic freezer wrap.
3. After that, wrap it in a layer of aluminum foil or place it in freezer bags.
4. Thaw in the fridge before serving, you can cut individual slices and thaw them separately, while keeping the rest of the cake in the freezer.

It will maintain its best quality for about 2 to 3 months but will remain safe for consumption beyond that time.

Recipe Tips:

• Be careful not to over-bake the coffee cake. When you insert a toothpick into the cake, don’t pay attention to the cheesecake batter on it. Check if raw batter clings to it or just a few crumbs, in that case, the cake is done.
• You can use fresh or frozen cherries. If you use frozen cherries, make sure you thaw them, and after that discard excess water.
• The cheesecake layer is optional, you can skip it if you want to reduce the calories.
• The coffee cake can be done with other fruits or berries, like blueberries, blackberries, cranberries, or raspberries.

MORE BRUNCH RECIPES:

• Blueberry Banana Bread
• Chocolate Banana Bread
• Chocolate Banana Muffins
• Cherry Lemon Danish Braid