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Streusel Coffee Cake Perfection

Streusel on the top and Streusel in the middle. With every forkful you have Streusel, not a little! Coffee cake generally has a denser crumb and a tad drier than your typical 2 layer dessert cake which makes it go perfectly with a cup of coffee, tea or cocoa for the kiddos. My friend Pam was here visiting from the USA and I made this especially for her. She raved about it and I hope you will too! Pre-heat Oven: 375 degrees. Grease a 9x9 pan.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Servings: 8 servings

Ingredients

Streusel Mix

  • 1 Cup Walnuts chopped
  • 1/2 Cup Brown Sugar packed
  • 2 TBSP AP flour
  • 2 TBSP soft Butter
  • 2 TSP Cinnamon
  • 1 TSP Allspice
  • 1/2 TSP freshly grated Nutmeg

Cake Mixture

  • 1-1/2 Cup AP Flour
  • 3/4 Cup sugar
  • 2 TSP Baking Powder
  • 1/2 TSP Salt
  • 1 Large Egg lightly beaten
  • 1/2 Cup Milk
  • 1/4 Cup Canola Oil or Vegetable Oil
  • 2/3 Cup Golden Sultanas

Powdered Sugar Drizzle

  • 1/4 Cup Powdered Sugar
  • 2-3 TSP Water

Instructions

  • This is what we'll need!

Streusel Mix

  • In a medium sized bowl, combine the chopped Walnuts, Brown Sugar, 2 TBSP AP Flour, Butter, Cinnamon, Allspice and Nutmeg.
  • Mash it all together using a couple of forks, or as I did, rub it together between your fingers until it is well mixed. Like this. Then set it aside.

Cake Mixture

  • In another medium sized bowl, combine the AP Flour, Sugar, Baking Powder and Salt. Stir it together well.
  • In a measuring cup, place the Oil and Milk. Add the beaten Egg and stir until well combined. Then add this to the dry ingredients. Stir just until combined.
  • Add the Sultanas and stir to make them spread evenly through the cake mixture.
  • Spread 1/2 of the cake mixture evenly in the 9x9 inch pan. Top with 1/2 of the Streusel Mix. Drop the remaining cake mixture by spoonfuls across the Struesel topping and carefully spread it out. I found that wetting my fingers and using them to spread made this step a whole lot easier.
  • Top the cake mixture evenly with the remaining Streusel Mix. Now we're ready to bake!
  • Bake the Coffee Cake in a pre-heated 375 degree oven for 25-30 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Remove from the oven to a cooling rack, then prepare the icing drizzle.

Powdered Sugar Drizzle

  • Place the Powdered Sugar in a small bowl, then add 2 TSP of Water. Stir until combined. You want it the consistency to slide off the end of a spoon. Add another TSP Water if necessary. Drizzle the icing artistically across the top of the cake a lot more prettily than I did. I just can't get the proper "Drizzle" technique! Serve warm or at room temperature and enjoy.
  • Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope your Sunday is full of Blessings and Coffee Cake! Look for me at www.thejourneygirl.com for more recipes and my take on life in general. You can sign up for email notifications on my website too! Journey On! Karen, TJG