Walnut Coffee Cake

Submitted by ratherbeswimmin

"My mom's favorite."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 10mins
• Ingredients: 16
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1⁄2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
• 1 1⁄4 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1⁄4 cup milk
• 1 3⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup chopped walnuts

• Topping

• 1⁄2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄4 cup cold butter or 1/4 cup margarine
• 1⁄2 cup finely chopped walnuts

directions

1. In a bowl, beat cream cheese, butter, and sugar until smooth and creamy.
2. Add eggs and vanilla; beat until light and fluffy.
3. Add milk and stir until blended.
4. Mix together flour and next 3 ingredients in a bowl.
5. Add to creamed mixture; beat on low until mixed.
6. Stir in walnuts.
7. Pour batter into a greased 13x9 inch baking pan.
8. To make topping, mix together flour, sugar, and cinnamon; cut in butter with a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
9. Stir in walnuts.
10. Sprinkle mixture over batter.
11. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes or until a pick comes out clean.
12. Best served warm.

Reviews

[chia2160]

this was delicious warm, but we ate it all even after it cooled, in one sitting! the cake was great but the topping was just made the dish! enjoyed by us all, glad it was a big one or i would behave been baking more last night!