Chocolate Swirl Coffe Cake

 

Sometimes you just want to start the day with chocolate. 

Chocolate Swirl Coffee Cake

3 cups flour

1 3/4 cups sugar

1 tblsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. salt

3 eggs, lightly beaten

1 cup milk

1/2 oil

1 - 2 tblsp. unsweetened cocoa powder

Preheat the oven to 375°. Butter a 9 x 13  baking dish.

• Combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl.
• Stir the milk, eggs and oil together and add to the flour mixture.

• Mix well. Reserve 1 cup of the mixture. Spread the mixture into the prepared pan.
• Add the cocoa powder to the reserved mixture.

• Dot the unbaked cake with the chocolate batter.
• Drag a knife through the batter, spreading and swirling the chocolate batter through the cake mixture.

• Sprinkle the cinnamon topping evenly over the mixture.
• Bake in a preheated oven for 25 - 30 minutes. A toothpick inserted in the center of the cake should come out clean.

After you remove the cake from the oven drizzle with the chocolate glaze.

Cinnamon Topping

1 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup flour

3 tsp. ground cinnamon

4 tblsp. butter

Combine utilizing a pastry cutter until uniform and crumbly.

 

Chocolate Glaze

1 Cup sifted powdered sugar

2 - 4 tblsp milk

1/2 tsp  orange extract

1/2 tsp almond extract

1 - 2 tsp unsweetened cocoa powder

Combine powdered sugar, flavoring, cocoa powder and enough milk to form the desired consistency.

 Serve warm.