Cinnamon Sugar Coffee Cake

Serves: 16-18 squares using a 9"x13" cake pan, or 10 slices using a 9" round pan and halving the recipe

Prep Time: 15 min

Cooking Time: 40-45 min

Total:  60 min

Ingredients

Cake
3/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 cups flour, sifted
4 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1 1/4 cup milk or soy milk
3 egg whites, whipped until stiff peaks


Topping
3/4 cup butter, chilled
3/4 cup flour
1 1/2 cup brown sugar
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 1/2 cups chopped pecans

Directions

1. In a bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt.
2. In a separate bowl, beat egg whites until they hold stiff peaks.
3. In another bowl, cream butter and sugar.  Add milk and the flour mixture, alternating and beating well after each addition.
4. Fold in egg whites.
5. Spread batter into a well greased baking dish or pan.
6. To make the topping, combine flour, sugar and cinnamon.  Add butter and using your hands, work into a crumbly mixture.  Add pecans.
7. Evenly spread crumble topping over the cake batter.
8. Bake in a preheated oven at 350 F for 40-45 minutes, or until cake has set.
9. Remove from oven and let cool before serving.
10. Store cake in an airtight container for 3-4 days.

Recipe from thepioneerwoman.com