Strawberry Cream Cheese Coffee Cake

• Heat oven to 350°F. Butter 9-inch spring form pan; set aside.

Cinnamon Streusel

• Mix together flour, sugar and ground cinnamon in a medium bowl. Cut in butter with pastry blender or fork until mixture resembles coarse crumbs and set aside.

Cream Cheese Filling

• Using mixer, beat cream cheese until creamy and smooth. Add sugar, egg, vanilla extract, lemon zest, and flour and continue beating until very smooth and set aside.

White Butter Cake

• In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt and set aside.
• Using mixer, cream butter, then add sugar and beat until light and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla extract and continue beating until well incorporated.
• Add flour mixture, alternately with milk, and mix until just combined.

Putting it all together

• Spread cake batter onto bottom and slightly up sides of pan. Spread the cream cheese filling over cake batter. Sprinkle randomly with strawberries and then sprinkle with streusel.
• Bake 60 to 70 minutes until streusel is golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from oven and place on wire rack to cool.