Streusel Coffee Cake

Streusel Coffee Cake

INGREDIENTS

Topping:

½ Cup Brown Sugar

¼ Cup Sifted Unbleached Flour

¼ Cup Butter (Room Temperature)

1 Teaspoon Cinnamon

Cake:

1 ½ Cups Sifted Unbleached Flour

2 ½ Teaspoons Baking Powder

½ Teaspoon Salt

1 Beaten Egg

¾ Cup Sugar

1/3 Cup Buttermilk (or Sour Milk)

1 Tablespoon Vanilla Extract

For the topping:  In a small mixing bowl, combine topping ingredients and blend with fork until crumbly.  Set aside.

For the cake:  Combine 1 ½ cups sifted flour with baking powder and salt into a medium bowl.  In a separate medium bowl, beat together egg, ¾ sugar and 1/3 cup melted butter.  Next add the buttermilk and vanilla.  Stir in flour mixture and mix well.  Pour batter into a greased 8 inch square pan or a 9 inch layer cake pan.  You could also use a bundt pan if you with.  Sprinkle topping crumb mixture evenly over the batter.  Bake in a preheated oven at 375º F for 30 minutes or until done.  Partially cool in the pan on a wire rack.  Cut coffee cake while still warm and serve warm for breakfast, brunch or an anytime treat.