Baked.: Birthday blowout

I'm a big believer in birthdays, and an even bigger believer in eating everything unhealthy that you possibly can on your birthday because... it's your birthday! With that said, it makes a lot of sense that I would take full advantage of the opportunity to go all out and stuff my lovely boyfriend full of his favorite sweets on his 22nd. This only comes around once a year, though, so don't get used to it...

Not to toot my own horn, but I think I may have outdone myself this year (almost wish I hadn't set the bar so high...). The most effective way to fit in as many baked goods as possible is to insert them at every meal. You don't have dessert with breakfast? Time to start.

Raspberry Creme Brulee Coffee Cake
Makes 2 8-inch round cakes

Creme brulee
1/2 C heavy cream
3/8 C whole milk
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2 egg yolks
1/8 C granulated sugar

Directions: In a small saucepan, heat cream, milk and vanilla until just before boiling. In a separate bowl, whisk together egg yolks and sugar until smooth. Stir hot cream mixture into egg mixture and whisk until smooth. Set aside and let cool while preparing coffee cake batter.

Coffee cake
Adapted from Food Gal

For streusel:
1/2 stick unsalted butter
2/3 C all-purpose flour
1/4 C granulated sugar

Directions: Melt butter. Stir in flour and sugar to make crumbly mixture and set aside.

For coffee cake:
1 1/2 C granulated sugar, divided
2 C all-purpose flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
4 eggs + 1 egg yolk
3 sticks unsalted butter, softened

Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees and prepare cake pans with nonstick spray. Whisk together flour, salt, cinnamon and sugar in a large bowl. Cream butter and sugar in an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add flour mixture and eggs alternately to butter mixture, combining well in between each addition.

Pour half of the batter - divided evenly- into the pans and spread to coat evenly.