Mother's Almond Coffee Cake

Step 1 -Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Step 2 -Grease an 8-inch square baking pan.

Step 3 -In a medium bowl, add 2 cups of the flour, the baking powder, the baking soda, the salt, and 1/2 teaspoon of the cinnamon and whisk to combine.

Step 4 -In the bowl of a stand mixer, add 1/2 cup of the room temperature butter and the granulated sugar and beat until it is fluffy, about 3 minutes.

Step 5 -Add the eggs, one at a time, to the butter mixture and beat until it is smooth.

Step 6 -With the mixer still on, add the vanilla extract, the almond extract, and the Greek yogurt to the butter mixture, then mix until they are well-combined.

Step 7 -Gradually add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and mix until they are just combined.

Step 8 -In a medium bowl, add the remaining flour, the brown sugar, and the remaining cinnamon and use a spoon to thoroughly mix.

Step 9 -Work the remaining cold butter into the brown sugar mixture with your fingertips until it is evenly distributed.

Step 10 -Stir 1/2 cup of the almonds into the brown sugar mixture.

Step 11 -Pour 1/2 of the cake batter into the prepared cake pan, gently spreading it out, then sprinkle with 1/2 of the brown sugar mixture. Repeat the layers once.

Step 12 -Sprinkle the cake with the remaining almonds.

Step 13 -Bake the cake until it is golden and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes.

Step 14 -Transfer the baking pan to a wire rack and let the cake cool to room temperature.

Step 15 -Cut the cake into squares and serve.