Follow your Heart for Love

Follow your heart for love

What in life means most to you
maybe something you've never had?
If what you need is love that's true,
can you settle for less and be glad?

To feel loved, let your heart be your guide,
don't let love pass you by.
To not put it first, you must decide,
but your feelings, you cannot deny.

If it's your goal to be safe and secure
and your heart's not satisfied.
You'll never be happy and that's for sure,
for your desire to be loved is denied.

Decide what you want and take your chance,
to make it happen your way.
One thing you can't do is force romance,
for your heart will refuse to obey.

Real love just happens, it's not your choice
to decide whom to love and when.
If it comes your way, be glad and rejoice,
for it may never happen again.

Life is short and rewards are few,
so take what you want while you can.
No one knows your needs but you,
only you can choose the right man.Follow your heart for love 

What in life means most to you
maybe something you've never had?
If what you need is love that's true,
can you settle for less and be glad?

To feel loved, let your heart be your guide,
don't let love pass you by.
To not put it first, you must decide,
but your feelings, you cannot deny.

If it's your goal to be safe and secure
and your heart's not satisfied.
You'll never be happy and that's for sure,
for your desire to be loved is denied.

Decide what you want and take your chance,
to make it happen your way.
One thing you can't do is force romance,
for your heart will refuse to obey.

Real love just happens, it's not your choice
to decide whom to love and when.
If it comes your way, be glad and rejoice,
for it may never happen again.

Life is short and rewards are few,
so take what you want while you can.
No one knows your needs but you,
only you can choose the right man.

Almond-Berry Coffee Cake

Ingredients

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Topping:

• 1 cup(s) all-purpose flour
• 2/3 cup(s) packed light-brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon(s) ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt
• 3/4 cup(s) sliced almonds, toasted
• 1/2 cup(s) (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
• 1/4 teaspoon(s) pure almond extract

Cake:

• Vegetable oil cooking spray
• 2 1/2 cup(s) all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon(s) baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon(s) baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt
• 6 ounce(s) (1 1/2 cups) raspberries
• 2/3 cup(s) blackberry jam
• 3/4 cup(s) (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
• 1 1/4 cup(s) granulated sugar
• 1 1/4 teaspoon(s) finely grated lemon zest
• 3 large eggs
• 2 teaspoon(s) pure vanilla extract
• 1 1/4 cup(s) sour cream

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Directions

Oven Temp: 350

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Make the topping: Whisk flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, salt, and almonds in a medium bowl. Using your fingers, work in butter until mixture forms coarse crumbs ranging in size from small peas to marbles. Sprinkle with almond extract; toss to combine.
2. Make the cake: Use cooking spray to coat a 10-inch tube pan with a removable bottom. Place pan on a baking sheet. Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into a medium bowl. Fold raspberries into jam in a small bowl.
3. Put butter, sugar, and zest into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes. Reduce speed to medium. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition and scraping down sides of bowl as needed. Mix in vanilla. Reduce speed to low. Mix in half the reserved flour mixture, followed by the sour cream. Add remaining flour mixture; beat until just combined.
4. Spoon half the batter into prepared pan. Mound berry mixture in a ring in center of batter. Top with remaining batter. Using a small offset spatula, smooth top. Sprinkle with the topping.
5. Bake until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, 65 to 70 minutes. Let cool slightly on a wire rack, 10 to 15 minutes. Run a knife around edges of pan to loosen. Pull up on tube to lift cake from pan. Let cool on rack 15 minutes. Invert cake onto a baking sheet, removing tube portion, then reinvert onto rack to cool completely.