Low Fat Coffee Cake

This recipe was adopted with love in February 2006.

• Ready In: 55 mins
• Serves: 10

Ingredients

• Ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup margarine, softened to room temperature
• 1  cup sugar
• 2  cups flour
• 2  teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 3⁄4 cup skim milk (or soy milk)
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3  egg whites, beaten (or egg replacement)
• 1⁄3 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1⁄4 cup pecans or 1⁄4 cup walnuts, chopped

Directions

1. Cream margarine and sugar together until fluffy.
2. Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt and add to the margarine/sugar mixture.
3. Add 1/4 cup milk to mixture, beat well, repeat twice.
4. Beat in the vanilla.
5. Fold in the egg whites.
6. Pour mixture into a greased 8"x8" baking pan.
7. Combine topping (last four) ingredients and sprinkle over the top.
8. Bake at 375° about 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
9. Serve warm or at room temperature.