This was my grandma Mary Stout's recipe and is best served warm with melted butter on top.
- Matt Stout
Streusel-Filled Coffee Cake
Cake Batter
- 1 1/2 cup Sifted flour
- 3 tsp. baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/4 cup shortening
- 1 tsp vanilla
Streusel Topping
- 3 tb butter
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 3 tb flour
- 3/4 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
Directions
1. Streusel Topping: Melt butter in a sauce pan, stir in brown sugar, 3T flour, nuts and cinnamon. Set aside.
2. Batter Mix: In a separate bowl whisk 3 cups flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Cut in shortening using a pastry blender or potato masher. Mix should look like fine corn meal. In a small bowl beat the egg with a fork then mix in with milk and vanilla. Pour into batter mix and stir together with a fork. Pre-Heat oven to 375 degrees.
3. Butter sides and bottom of 9 X 9 square pan. Drop globs of dough (half of it) into pan and press down as best you can. Use a piece of buttered Saran Wrap on your finger to press it out. Sprinkle with 1/2 the Streusel mix over batter. Then add 2nd layer of batter and top with remaining Streusel mixture.
Bake 25-30 minutes.
Enjoy!