Double Layer Coffee Cake

Ingredients: Streusel Topping:

• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar

• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour

• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

• 1/2 cup cold butter

Cake:

• 2 cups all-purpose flour

• ¾ cup white sugar

• 2 teaspoons baking powder

• ½ teaspoon salt

• ½ cup cold butter

• 1 egg

• ¾ cup milk

• 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a tube pan.

2. Make streusel topping: Combine sugar, flour, and cinnamon in a medium bowl. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Set aside. (for filling and topping)

3. Make the cake: Combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Cut in the butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Whisk together the egg and milk in a separate bowl; stir in vanilla. Pour the egg mixture into the crumb mixture; mix just until moistened.

4. Spread half of the cake batter into the prepared pan and sprinkle with streusel topping. Pour the remaining batter over the top - carefully spreading over the streusel layer. Top with the remaining streusel.

5. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, 35 to 45 minutes. Allow to cool before slicing.