Mom’s Old Fashioned Coffee Cake
A classic, time-honored recipe to savor for breakfast, brunch or tea with a hot beverage. Crumbly in texture and not overly sweet.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 9 1x
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
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For the Streusel Nut Topping:
- ¼ cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon melted butter
- ½ cup chopped walnuts
For the Cake:
- ¼ cup canola oil
- 1 egg
- ½ cup milk
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Grease an 8 x 8-inch baking pan and set aside.
Make the Streusel Nut Topping:
- In a small mixing bowl, combine brown sugar, flour and cinnamon with a fork.
- Add nuts and stir to combine.
- Add melted butter and stir to combine (mixture will be crumbly); set aside.
Make the Cake:
- In a separate medium-sized mixing bowl, sift flour, granulated sugar, baking powder and salt; set aside.
- In a third (larger) mixing bowl, crack egg and beat egg until frothy.
- Add oil and milk and whisk to combine.
- Add sifted dry ingredients to wet ingredients; mix well (batter will be thick).
- Pour into prepared baking pan and spread evenly in pan with spatula.
- Sprinkle with streusel nut topping.
- Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Remove from oven, cool slightly and cut into 9 equal-sized squares.
- Serve warm.
Notes
This recipe, while easy, takes 3 separate bowls to make! Be prepared!
Adapted from: Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook (probably at least 60 years old!).
Keywords: Coffee Cake, Old Fashioned Coffee Cake
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