Chocolate Chip Coffee Cake

Chocolate Chip Coffee Cake (adapted slightly from Cozycakes Cottage)

2 cups flour

1 tsp. baking powder

½ tsp. baking soda

¼ tsp. salt

1 cup unsalted butter, softened/room temperature

8 oz. cream cheese, softened

1 and ¼ cup sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp. vanilla extract

1/2 tsp almond extract

¼ cup buttermilk

1 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

For Streusel:

1/4 cup flour

1/4 cup granulated sugar

1/4 cup brown sugar

1 heaping tsp cinnamon

pinch of salt

2 Tb softened butter

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9 inch springform pan and set aside.

Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl and set aside.Cream the butter, cream cheese and sugar until smooth and fluffy. Beat in eggs and extracts. Scrape down the sides and add flour mixture, alternating with the buttermilk. Stir in 1 1/4 cup chocolate chips and pour into prepared pan.

Make streusel by combining the flour, sugars, cinnamon, salt, and butter in a small bowl. Use your fingers to rub the butter into the dry ingredients until they resemble coarse crumbs. (This is a pretty fine-grained streusel, you won't have the usual big lumps) Sprinkle streusel over the top of the batter, and sprinkle the remaining chocolate chips over the streusel.

Bake for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Place on a wire rack to cool for 15 minutes. Gently run a knife around edge of pan to loosen cake and remove the outer ring of the pan. Let cool completely before slicing! (This is one of those cakes that will turn mushy if you cut it too soon!)