Marionberry Swirl Coffee Cake with Cinnamon Whipped Cream

It’s a pretty cake isn’t it? What girl doesn’t like a little pink icing? I know I do. It’s festive and even though it’s coffee cake the color makes me want to indulge in a couple glasses of bubbly with a slice.

I hope you can all get Marionberry jam in your neck of the woods, it’s a very Oregon product. In fact 90 percent of the world’s Marionberries are grown close to my home, how lucky am I?

There are only a handful of areas in the world where Marionberries thrive and right here in the Willamette Valley is one of those places. In fact, it’s known as the Marionberry Capitol of the World. Our valley’s very wet, spring rains and summers that are warm in the daytime and cool at night, provide the perfect conditions to produce these sweet and plump berries.

It’s taste is distinctively sweet, but has a mildly tart and lasting flavor. People who visit Oregon seek it out, making it one of the most popular souvenirs (next to wine) purchased by visitors to the Willamette Valley.

If you are not in this area, make sure to check out a higher end grocery store. They usually have fancier jam products and will often carry a selection of Marionberry jam.

Marionberry jam is beautifully colored. So gorgeous in fact, it inspired me to make the pinkish Marionberry icing. I think jam icing is going to be my new thing. It would be such a great addition to so many goodies.

This particular coffee cake is delicate. If you overmix the batter it will be a little tough. This is where it’s nice to have a stand mixer that can efficiently mix up the ingredients with a few gentle turns. This helps keep your baked items soft and enjoyable.

The marionberry jam and almond mixture is placed on top of the cake. I used my absolute favorite tube pan to bake this cake.

With a butter knife, swirl the jam mixture into the batter. I’ll be honest, swirling into cake batter is not an easy thing. It looks simple, but it’s a technique requiring some practice.

Getting the jam mixed throughout the batter takes time and precision. Do the best you can and use what you’ve learned on your next swirl project, improving each time.

Here is what your cake will look like right out of the pan.

I made my cinnamon whipped cream without issue.

Have a slice or two. I know you will enjoy it.

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