Apple Streusel Coffee Cake

This was a Blueberry Coffee cake that I tried from the Penzey catalog. As with any recipe that I tried that they had posted it was great. I modified this because I wanted to try it with apples, and to fit what I had on hand. The response from the group I served it to was good.

• Ready In: 1 hr 40 mins
• Serves: 12

Ingredients

• Cake batter

• 3⁄4 cup butter, softened
• 1  cup sugar
• 3  eggs
• 2  cups low fat cottage cheese (whipped in blender until smooth)
• 2  teaspoons vanilla
• 2 3⁄4 cups flour
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1  teaspoon salt

• Streusel

• 3⁄4 cup brown sugar
• 3⁄4 cup  chopped pecans
• 1  teaspoon cinnamon
• 2  cups apples, peeled and chopped

Directions

1. Mix dry ingredients for cake batter and set aside.
2. Cream butter and sugar in mixer, then add eggs one at a time beating well after each addition Add the vanilla& cottage cheese alternately with flour mixture; mix well.
3. Combine the streusel ingredients EXCEPT THE APPLES.
4. Set aside 1/2 cup of streusel.
5. Add apples to remainder.
6. In greased bunt pan spread 1/3 of batter, then 1/2 of apple mix, 1/3 of batter, remainder of apple mix, remainder of batter.
7. Top with 1/2 cup streusel that was set aside.
8. Bake at 375°F for 1 hour or until done.
9. Cool 10 minutes and take from pan.
10. Dust with powdered sugar when completely cool.