Carol Burnett is probably most famously known for, depending on your age, The Carol Burnett Show or the movie Annie. This funny lady has had a career that has lasted seven decades and she has done it all from writing, acting, and singing with projects in television, film, and Broadway. She has been on The Jack Parr Show, The Gary Moore Show, and The Ed Sullivan Show as well as guest-starred on many popular tv shows such as The Twilight Zone, Mad About You, and Hawaii Five-O. I am not going to even get into the many awards that Carol Burnett has received throughout the years but trust me it is a lot.

This is her recipe for Raspberry Riches Cake. It is a delicious coffee cake dotted with raspberries and topped with a chocolate sugar crumb topping that is perfect for breakfast, brunch or just to snack on. This recipe is made using raspberries but I have tried it with other berries and it works out perfect. I especially loved using halved strawberries because they became jammie little pockets in this cake. I also tested out a few different ways to make the sugar crumb topping and it really did not make much of a difference in the outcome. The recipe called for finely grated semi-sweet chocolate which worked just as well as just using cocoa powder. Then the topping is put in the food processor to process into a fine consistency but I also tried making the topping in a mixing bowl with melted butter and it got the same end result. I will admit the only thing I would tweak for my own personal use is to make a much more substantial crumb topping as you would see on a New York style coffee cake. Before I give the recipe I would just like to point of that if you like this little breakfast cake from a celebrity then you might also like Rochelle Hudson’s Sour Cream Coffee Cake which is another personal favorite of mine.