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Greek Yogurt Cream Cheese Lemon Coffee Cake

January 27, 2014

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Greek Yogurt Cream Cheese Lemon Coffee Cake square piece on a plate with a fork, and the rest of the sliced cake on a serving tray in the background.

So I’m sure you’ve heard of a sweet tooth before?  In fact, you might even have one yourself.  My sweet tooth really flares up when I am pregnant.  

With my first little guy, my sweet tooth was so bad I had a major bill to pay at the dentist when it was all said and done.

As in SEVEN cavities.  Yikes.

Greek Yogurt Cream Cheese Lemon Coffee Cake square piece on a plate with a fork, and more sliced cake on a serving tray in the background.

My dentist kept trying to figure out why all of the sudden my teeth were rotting out of my head.

He asked if I drank a lot of soda.  No.  

How about sugary coffee?  No.  

Suck on a lot of mints?  No.  

Then I confessed, “I am mildly addicted to Jujubees.”  Mystery solved.

Greek Yogurt Cream Cheese Lemon Coffee Cake cut in squares on a serving tray with two slices of lemon on top for garnish.

But did you know it’s also possible to have a fat tooth?  If you crave buttery, creamy, fried foods, you might have a fat tooth.  That’s where I’m at right now.  

I can tell because I want to pour half and half on my morning bowl of cereal and I have to go out of my way to avoid driving by a Dunkin Donuts.

Too dangerous.

Greek Yogurt Cream Cheese Lemon Coffee Cake square piece on a plate.

This Greek Yogurt Cream Cheese Lemon Coffee Cake is just what I need.  I love the light lemon flavor, the sweet, moist coffee cake, and the crunchy, crumbly topping.  

And we all know I love using Greek yogurt whenever possible to lighten it up a little bit. Just don’t tell my fat tooth!

But if you are not able to find Greek Yogurt Cream Cheese, feel free to use regular cream cheese.  You can also add more lemon juice or a small amount of lemon extract if you prefer a stronger lemon flavor.

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Greek Yogurt Cream Cheese Lemon Coffee Cake - Sweet and moist with a light lemon flavor and a creamy, crumbly topping

Greek Yogurt Cream Cheese Lemon Coffee Cake

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  • Author: Julie
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 40 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour
  • Yield: 16 (small servings) 1x
  • Category: Breakfast
  • Method: Bake
  • Cuisine: American
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Description

This Greek Yogurt Cream Cheese Lemon Coffee Cake is sweet and moist with a light lemon flavor and a creamy, crumbly topping.


Ingredients

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Cream Cheese Layer

  • 8 ounces Greek Yogurt Cream Cheese, softened (regular cream cheese is fine too)
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice

Coffee Cake

  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup Greek yogurt
  • zest of one lemon
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice (add more for stronger lemon flavor)

Crumb Topping

  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoons cold cubed butter
  • powdered sugar for dusting

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare an 8 x 8 inch baking dish by lining it with parchment paper, leaving extra paper hanging over two of the sides. If you don’t have parchment paper, spray the dish with non-stick cooking spray.

For the Cream Cheese Layer

  1. In a medium bowl, stir together cream cheese, sugar, egg, and lemon juice until smooth and creamy. Set aside.

For the Coffee Cake

  1. In another medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
  2. In the bowl of an electric stand mixer, mix oil and sugar. Add egg and mix well.
  3. Add Greek yogurt, lemon zest and lemon juice. Mix well on medium speed until smooth and creamy.
  4. Gradually add the flour mixture to the batter and mix until incorporated on low speed. Be careful not to over mix.
  5. Spoon the batter into the prepared baking dish and smooth it out to the edges.
  6. Carefully spread the cream cheese mixture over the top of the batter, spreading it almost to the edges.

For the Crumb Topping

  1. To make the crumb topping, pour the flour, sugar and cold cubed butter into a medium bowl, and using a pastry cutter or two forks, cut the butter into the flour and sugar until you are have pea sized crumbs of flour coated butter. Pour the crumb mixture over the cream cheese layer.
  2. Bake the coffee cake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes. Allow to cool, and then dust with powdered sugar. Remove from the dish using parchment paper to a cutting board, and cut into 16 squares.

Notes

Adapted from Two In The Kitchen


Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 Serving
  • Calories: 256
  • Sugar: 17g
  • Sodium: 136mg
  • Fat: 14g
  • Saturated Fat: 4.5g
  • Unsaturated Fat: 8.3g
  • Trans Fat: 0.2g
  • Carbohydrates: 29g
  • Fiber: 0.5g
  • Protein: 4g
  • Cholesterol: 42mg

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Comments

  1. Kim says

    December 26, 2022 at 9:20 pm

    Has anyone swapped out a healthy oil for the vegetable oil? I’m trying to avoid seed oils since they are so unhealthy. Just not sure olive, avocado or coconut oil will work.

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    • Cindy mays says

      May 12, 2023 at 1:17 pm

      I used corn oil. Families allergic to avacado. Olive oil has a low smoking point temperature to it. It’s actually meant just for dipping

      Reply
    • Gloria says

      July 20, 2023 at 11:16 pm

      The healthiest oil is virgin, organic olive oil.

      Reply
    • SusieQ says

      November 27, 2023 at 4:44 pm

      I always change out the oil with unsweetened apple sauce. You measure it 1 for 1 so whatever oil it calls for, just use the applesauce. I did it with this recipe and it tasted great.

      Reply
  2. Tiffany Waardenburg says

    January 4, 2023 at 10:07 pm

    I swapped vegetable oil for almond oil. Worked perfectly! The crumble needed more butter. Amazing taste and texture.

    Reply
  3. Michelle says

    March 9, 2023 at 11:37 am

    How much coffee do you need for the coffee cake? The recipe above doesn’t add any

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    • Micáhla says

      May 7, 2023 at 5:29 pm

      Coffee cake does not have coffee in it. It’s just a term for cake to be eaten while drinking coffee for breakfast or brunch.

      Reply
    • Gloria says

      July 20, 2023 at 11:17 pm

      Coffee cake does not have coffee!!! It’s a crumb cake typical eaten while drinking coffee!

      Reply
    • Ingrid says

      September 22, 2023 at 2:23 am

      Its called a coffee cake because you have it with a cup of coffee, not that it’s actually flavoured with coffee. I think this might be an American thing?

      Reply
  4. Cindy mays says

    May 12, 2023 at 1:21 pm

    I made this last night for all of my kids. Should it go into the fridge ? I left it out at room temp covered

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    • Eli says

      June 15, 2023 at 2:08 pm

      Any cheesecake would go into the fridge so, I would suggest because it’s dairy, this should as well.

      Reply
  5. Patricia says

    June 7, 2023 at 2:58 pm

    Just had that mix up with my American daughter-in-law (I’m a New Zealander). I too thought it would have a coffee flavour! But apparently in the US it is as you say.

    Reply
  6. Virginia says

    July 6, 2023 at 2:44 am

    Made this yesterday, it’s fabulous! Easy, very tasty I used a type of ricotta cheese , didn’t have Philly. To that I added a splash of cream n about 2 Tble spoons of yogurt whipping up using Agave syrup and a touch of stevia. ( I don’t like my desserts overly sweet. I left the cake batter as written. Added extra butter to crumb topping it seemed to need it. Everyone loved it ! This is a keeper…..

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  7. Jess says

    July 13, 2023 at 4:49 pm

    Made this for work this week. No subs, but I did add more lemon juice into the cake. Turned out moist, had a nice crumb to it. It was VERY well liked. VERY. I think the citrus and density worked great for the hot summer. I agree with another comment though, perhaps a bit more butter (1 tbs?) in the topping to actually get those little pea sized crumbles.

    Thank you for sharing this recipe.

    Reply
  8. Susan says

    August 17, 2023 at 4:59 pm

    Made this today. Easy to make and it was delicious! Will definitely make again!

    Reply
  9. April Reany says

    September 28, 2023 at 5:28 pm

    I love this recipe! I plan to make 1.5 times and was wondering how to to change the baking time and temp? I suppose a 9×13 would be required to pull it off. Is that a bad idea? I don’t bake often enough to know how to best manage it. Thanks!

    Reply
  10. Rockie Walsh says

    November 4, 2023 at 12:52 pm

    Just put this in the oven. I had a Cara Cara orange that needed using, so I made an orange-flavored one instead of the lemon. Smells wonderful baking. I also used a bit more butter for the crumb topping and plan to eliminate the powdered sugar topping.

    Reply
  11. Barbara J Rivera says

    November 25, 2023 at 5:59 am

    I’m going to make these into cupcakes. Any idea on the bake time? 35-40 min?

    Reply
  12. Wojtek BARTIK says

    December 12, 2023 at 11:23 am

    Witam z zimowej Polski w Kotlinie Kłodzkiej !
    Czy jest możliwość nie używać sody oczyszczonej ? lub czym zastąpić? Przepis ciekawy chcę wypróbować ale nie lubię w wypiekach sody oczyszczonej, robi niesmaczny posmak. Dziękuję za odpowiedz Wojtek z Bystrzycy Kłodzkiej

    Reply
  13. Polarbeard says

    August 20, 2024 at 7:53 pm

    Hello it looks gorgeous. I have a question. If you double this recipe, can it be cooked in a 9x13in pan or would you need to cook in two batches in the original 8x8in pan? Thank you.

    Reply
    • Julie says

      August 20, 2024 at 8:00 pm

      Hi! I’ve only tested this recipe in an 8×8 and it’s pretty full so I’d stick with that. Hope you enjoy!

      Reply
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