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Apple-Nut Coffee Cake Recipe

"My great-grandmother created this recipe, and it has been passed down through our family," shares Cyndi Martin of Montgomery, Illinois. Cinnamon nicely spices the moist snack cake that's made with tart apples, crunchy nuts and other everyday ingredients.

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Apple-Nut Coffee Cake Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 35 min.

Yield: 9 Servings

20 35 55

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 medium tart apples, peeled and chopped
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Directions

In a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in egg and vanilla; mix well. Combine the dry ingredients; gradually add to creamed mixture. Stir in apples and walnuts. Transfer to an ungreased 8-in. square baking dish. Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Yield: 9 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 piece) equals 298 calories, 15 g fat (7 g saturated fat), 51 mg cholesterol, 268 mg sodium, 39 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 4 g protein.

Originally published as Apple-Nut Coffee Cake in Quick Cooking March/April 2002, p41