Chocolate Streusel Coffee Cake
Recipe from Betty Crocker

Don't wait for your coffee break to indulge in a sweet slice of cake with a chocolate streusel topping.


Chocolate Streusel Coffee Cake

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Servings: 9 servings
Prep Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins
Related Categories: Chocolate Cake, Chocolate Cake, Coffee Cake, Coffee Cake, Coffee Cakes
 
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Ingredients
Coffee Cake
  • 1 1/2   cups
    Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
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  • 3/4   cup
    granulated sugar
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  • 1  teaspoon
    ground cinnamon
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  • 3/4   teaspoon
    baking powder
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  • 1/4   teaspoon
    baking soda
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  • 1/2   teaspoon
    salt
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  • 1/2   cup
    firm butter or margarine, cut into pieces
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  • 2/3   cup
    buttermilk
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  • 1 
    egg
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  • 1  teaspoon
    vanilla
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Streusel
  • 1/4   cup
    Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
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  • 1/4   cup
    packed brown sugar
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  • 1  tablespoon
    baking cocoa
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  • 2  tablespoons
    butter or margarine, softened
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  • 1/4   cup
    miniature semisweet chocolate chips
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Directions
1.
Heat oven to 350 degrees F (325 degrees F for dark or nonstick pan). Grease bottom only of 8-inch square pan with shortening or spray bottom with cooking spray.
2.
In large bowl, stir 1 1/2 cups flour, the granulated sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt until mixed. Cut in butter, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through ingredients in opposite directions), until mixture is crumbly. Add buttermilk, egg and vanilla. Beat with electric mixer on medium speed 1 minute. Spread in pan.
3.
In small bowl, mix all streusel ingredients except chocolate chips with fork until mixture is crumbly. Sprinkle over batter. Sprinkle with chocolate chips.
4.
Bake 35 to 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 30 minutes. Serve warm.

Tip:
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): For coffee cake, decrease butter to 6 tablespoons and increase buttermilk to 3/4 cup.
Nutrition information
1 Serving: Calories 340 (Calories from Fat 140); Total Fat 15g (Saturated Fat 8g, Trans Fat 1g); Cholesterol 60mg; Sodium 320mg; Total Carbohydrate 46g (Dietary Fiber 1g, Sugars 26g); Protein 4g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 10%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 6%; Iron 10%. Exchanges: 1 Starch; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 3 Fat. Carbohydrate Choices: 3. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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