Easy Apple Coffee Cake

Name: Easy Apple Coffee Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 12-15 servings.
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter, softened; 1 cup sugar; 3 large eggs; 3 cups all-purpose flour; 3 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon salt; 1-1/2 cups whole 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

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.

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
3 large eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1-1/2 cups whole 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 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 13x9-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 in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Combine glaze ingredients; drizzle over warm or cooled coffee cake.