Cinnamon Nut Coffee Cake

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When I was growing up, my mom occasionally made Bisquick Streusel Coffee Cake for a breakfast treat. Since I usually do not have Bisquick, I was happy to find a similar Coffee Cake recipe in the February 2001 issue of Family Fun magazine.

I altered my version by using part wheat flour and adding an extra tablespoon of butter in the batter. In the topping, I reduced the cinnamon and added nutmeg. I also increased the baking time since my cake takes 40 to 45 minutes to bake versus the 25 to 30 in the original recipe.

Ingredients

1 1/3	Cups	White flour
2/3	Cup	Wheat flour
1	Tsp	Baking powder
1/2	Tsp	Baking soda
1/2	Tsp	Salt
3/4	Cup	Sugar
2	Tbsps	Melted butter
1		Egg, room temperature
1 1/2	Cups	Buttermilk

Topping

1/3	Cup	Brown sugar
1/2	Cup	Chopped nuts (pecans or walnuts)
1	Tsp	Ground cinnamon
1/4	Tsp	Ground nutmeg

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease and flour a 9-inch cake pan.
2. In a medium-sized bowl, mix brown sugar, chopped nuts, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Set aside.
3. In a large bowl, mix white flour, wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and sugar.
4. In a medium-sized bowl, mix melted butter, egg, and buttermilk.
5. Add the buttermilk mixture to the dry ingredients and stir to mix. Pour the batter into the cake pan.
6. Sprinkle topping evenly over batter. Press topping gently into batter so that it is moist. If the topping is too dry, it crumbles off the cake. If desired, run a knife through the batter and topping to get a swirl effect.
7. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into cake comes out clean.