Coffee Cake

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

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. At this point, you can add 1 to 1 1/2 cups of chocolate chips or nuts if you desire. Spread the mixture into the prepared pan. Sprinkle the topping evenly over the mixture. Bake in a preheated oven for 30 - 35 minutes. A toothpick inserted in the center of the cake should come out clean.

Topping

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup flour

3 tsp. ground cinnamon

4 tblsp. butter

Combine utilizing a pastry cutter until uniform and crumbly.

After you remove the cake from the oven drizzle sparingly with a thin powdered sugar icing.

Powdered Sugar Icing

1 Cup sifted powdered sugar

2 - 4 tblsp milk

1/2 tsp. flavoring ( vanilla, almond or orange)

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

 Serve warm. This warm, fragrant cake always makes hearts happy.

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