Fruit Cake Recipes

Ingredients:
2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup sliced almonds
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1 teaspoon almond extract
3/4 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup sugar
3/4 cup butter
***Filling***
8 ounces cream cheese
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 cup seedless blackberry preserves
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup sour cream
1 egg

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9 or 10 inch springform pan. In a large bowl, combine the flour and sugar. With a pastry blender, cut in the butter until crumbly. Remove 1 cup of the crumb mixture; stir the almonds into the reserved crumb mixture and set aside. To the remaining flour mixture, add the baking powder, soda and salt and combine well. In a separate bowl, whisk together the sour cream, egg and almond extract. Stir the sour cream mixture into the dry mixture and combine well. Spread the batter into the pan evenly.

Filling:

With an electric mixer, beat together the cream cheese, sour cream, egg and sugar. Mix in the almond extract. Pour the mixture over the batter. Spoon the preserves evenly over the cheese mixture. Sprinkle the reserved crumb mixture over top. Bake for 45 minutes, or until firm and lightly browned.

This recipe for Blackberry Cream Streusel Cake serves/makes 10