Coffee Cake
Brown sugar and cinnamon make a yummy topping for this favorite breakfast and brunch recipe.
Ingredients
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Topping:
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1/2 cup firmly packed light-brown sugar
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2/3 cup all-purpose flour
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1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
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Pinch salt
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1/4 cup (1/2 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut up
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Cake:
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2 tablespoons white vinegar plus enough milk to equal 1 cup
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2 cups all-purpose flour
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1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
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1/2 teaspoon baking soda
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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6 tablespoons butter, softened
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2/3 cup firmly packed light-brown sugar
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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2 large eggs
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2 teaspoons confectioners' sugar
Directions
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Heat oven to 350 degrees. Coat 9-inch square baking pan with cooking spray. Topping: In medium-size bowl, blend brown sugar, flour, cinnamon and salt. With pastry blender, cut butter into flour mixture until crumbs form. Chill.
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Cake: Pour vinegar into a measuring cup. Add enough milk to equal 1 cup. Set aside. In a medium-size bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
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In large bowl, beat butter, sugar and vanilla until fluffy, 2 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each. Working in batches, beat in milk mixture alternately with flour mixture.
4.
Scrape batter into pan. Sprinkle with topping. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour, until a toothpick inserted into cake comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack. Dust with confectioners' sugar; cut in squares.
Nutrition information
Calories 387, Total Fat 15 g, Saturated Fat 9 g, Cholesterol 83 mg, Sodium 240 mg, Carbohydrate 59 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 6 g.
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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