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Makeover Streusel Coffee Cake

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

In a small bowl, combine the nuts, brown sugar, butter and cinnamon; set aside. In

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Makeover Streusel Coffee Cake cont.

a large mixing bowl, beat the 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. In another mixing bowl, beat egg
whites on high speed until tiff 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.