This coffee cake is a good reminder that pie filling isn’t just for pie. Pie filling, for example cherry or blueberry pie filling, makes a great topping for your Shavuos cheesecake, and is also wonderful in coffee cake. To prove it, try the following recipe for cherry coffee cake. It’s totally amazing. Your family will thank you!

Ingredients:

• 1/4 lb sweet butter or unsalted margarine
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup milk or milk alternative, such as almond, soy, coconut, or oat
• 2 cups flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp vanilla
• Pinch of salt
• 1 can cherry pie filling
• 1/3 cup flour
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons butter or margarine
• 1/3 cup chopped nuts (optional)
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon

Method:

1. Cream butter (or margarine) and sugar.
2. Add eggs and beat.
3. Then add dry ingredients alternately with milk (or alternative).
4. Add vanilla.
5. Pour half of the batter into greased 9×13 pan.
6. Spread pie filling over this.
7. Cover with remaining batter.
8. Combine remaining ingredients and sprinkle and pat down on top of cake.
9. Bake at 350° F for 45 minutes.
10. To serve, cut in squares.