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Cherry crumb coffee cake is made with sweet cherry pie filling, sugar, egg whites, butter, and milk and finished with a crumb topping.

Sweet cherries and whipped egg whites make this coffee cake recipe light and fluffy.

Try this delicious cherry crumb coffee cake recipe for breakfast or brunch this weekend and enjoy the compliments!

This cherry recipe is quick and easy because you use canned cherry pie filling.

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This cherry coffee cake recipe is from my Grandmother's recipe box collection.

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Baking Time: 50 minutes

Ingredient List:

2 cups flour
1 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter
2 egg yolks, beaten
1/2 cup milk
2 egg whites, beaten stiff
1 can cherry pie filling

Instructions:

Step 1: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Step 2: Grease a 9" square or 7" x 11" pan.

Step 3: Sift together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.

Step 4: Soften butter and cut in to flour mixture until crumbly. A pastry cutter works well for this. Reserve 1/2 cup of mixture for topping.

Step 5: Separate the eggs into two different small bowls.

Step 6: Combine the 2 egg yolks, beaten and milk. Add to remaining crumb mixture and beat with a wooden spoon until smooth.

Step 7: Beat the 2 egg whites until stiff. Carefully and slowly fold into batter mixture.

Step 8: Spread mixture into a greased baking pan or dish. 

Step 9: Over this mixture, evenly spread the cherry pie filling.

Step 10: Top with the remaining 1/2 cup of crumbs.

Step 11: Bake 45-50 minutes. Let cool slightly.

Step 12: Top this coffeecake with sweetened whipped cream if desired, and serve warm.

You can also substitute any other flavor of pie filling instead of the cherry in this coffee cake recipe. View other coffee cake recipes like this cherry crumb coffee cake.

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