German Coffee Cake Recipe

German Coffee Cake easy recipe

• 1/3 cup butter, room temperature
  
• 1/2 cup sugar
  
• 1 tsp. vanilla or almond flavoring
  
• 2 eggs
  
• 1 1/2 cups flour, all-purpose
  
• 2 tsp. baking powder
  
• 1/2 cup milk
  
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts (walnuts, pecans, or almonds)
  
• 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
  
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
  
• 3/4 cup powdered sugar
  
• 3 - 4 tbsp. milk
  

• Preheat oven to 350° F.
  
• Greased a 9-inch square baking pan. In mixing bowl, beat butter, sugar, and flavoring until creamy.
  
• Beat in eggs, one at a time.
  
• Blend flour and baking powder together.
  
• Stir flour mixture alternately with the milk into the sugar mixture.
  
• Spread 1/2 of batter in greased pan.
  
• Combine nuts, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Sprinkle 1/2 over batter in pan.
  
• Carefully top with remaining batter and sprinkle with remaining nut mixture.
  
• Bake 30 - 35 minutes until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
  
• Cool in pan on wire rack.
  
• Blend powdered sugar and milk to make glaze. Drizzle over cooled coffeecake.
  
• Makes about 12 servings.
  

• For a delicious variation on the German Coffee Cake recipe add 1/2 cup raisins to the nut mixture