Makeover Streusel Coffee Cake Recipe

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I like to find fabulous light coffee cake recipes to enjoy with my coffee on relaxing weekend mornings. This one is a favorite. —Peggy Fleming

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Diabetic Friendly

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Makeover Streusel Coffee Cake Recipe
  • Prep: 20 min. Bake: 45 min.
  • Yield: 14 Servings
20 45 65

Ingredients

  • 2/3 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon butter, melted
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • COFFEE CAKE:
  • 1/4 cup butter, softened
  • 1-1/4 cups sugar
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1/4 cup canola oil
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 cups cake flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1-1/2 cups reduced-fat sour cream
  • 4 egg whites
  • 2 teaspoons confectioners' sugar

Directions

  • In a small bowl, combine the nuts, brown sugar, butter and cinnamon; set aside. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and crumbly. Beat in the egg yolks, oil, applesauce and vanilla. Combine the dry ingredients; add to the sugar mixture alternately with sour cream, beating well after each addition.
  • In another bowl, beat egg whites on high speed until stiff peaks form. Fold into batter.
  • Pour half of the batter into a 10-in. fluted tube pan coated with cooking spray and floured; sprinkle with nut mixture. Pour in remaining batter.
  • Bake at 350° for 45-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar. Yield: 14 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: One slice equals 328 calories, 14 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 50 mg cholesterol, 288 mg sodium, 48 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 5 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 starch, 2 fat.

Originally published as Makeover Streusel Coffee Cake in Light & Tasty April/May 2004, p15

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Reviewed on Mar. 29, 2011 by adyoder

This is a very moist cake. I took it to a church gathering and everyone loved it.

 
 
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