Apple Coffee Cake
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This layered coffee cake comes together easily with canned pie filling and other pantry staples. "I enjoy making it for my family or even to celebrate co-workers' birthdays," writes Joan Kuderer from Sparta, Wisconsin.
SERVINGS: 12-15
CATEGORY: Breads
METHOD: Baked
TIME: Prep: 15 min. Bake: 40 min. + cooling
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 eggs
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1-1/2 cups milk
- 1 can (21 ounces) apple pie filling
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- TOPPING:
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- GLAZE:
- 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1 tablespoon butter, softened
- 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 to 3 teaspoons water
Directions:
In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in eggs. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. Pour half into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Combine pie filling and cinnamon; spoon over batter. Drop remaining batter over filling; spread gently.
Combine topping ingredients; sprinkle over batter. Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Combine glaze ingredients; drizzle over warm or cooled coffee cake. Yield: 12-15 servings.