Print Recipe
Makeover Crumb Coffee Cake
 
recipe image
Prep Time: 35 Minutes
Cook Time: 25 Minutes
Ready In: 60 Minutes
Servings: 18
Sweet success is sure to be had when you prepare Valma Devall’s mouthwatering coffee cake. “The recipe is delightful,” writes the Kennewick, Washington reader, “but I’d like to see it made over.” Our Test Kitchen cut 60% of the saturated fat and 113 calories from each serving for this lightened-up treat that's sure to wow friends and family.—Valma Devall, Kennewick, Washington
Ingredients:
1/4 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup sugar blend
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/4 cup canola oil
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon butter flavoring
2 cups cake flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup (8 ounces) reduced-fat sour cream
filling:
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
topping:
3 tablespoons plus 1-1/2 teaspoons king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons brown sugar
4-1/2 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons plus 1-1/2 teaspoons cold butter
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
icing:
1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons 2% milk
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions:
1. In a large bowl, beat butter, sugar and sugar blend on medium speed for 2 minutes or until crumbly. Beat in the eggs, applesauce, oil, vanilla and butter flavoring. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to butter mixture alternately with sour cream. Pour half of the batter into a 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray.
2. Combine filling ingredients; sprinkle over batter. Carefully top with remaining batter. For topping, combine the flour, sugars and cinnamon in a bowl; cut in butter until crumbly. Stir in walnuts. Sprinkle over batter.
3. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Combine icing ingredients until smooth; drizzle over coffee cake. Yield: 18 servings.
By RecipeOfHealth.com