Old-Fashioned Lemon-Nut Coffee Cake

* Exported from MasterCook *

OLD-FASHIONED LEMON-NUT COFFEE CAKE

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Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Desserts Cakes

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1/3 c Sugar -- brown, packed
1/3 c Sugar -- granulated
3/4 ts Baking powder
1/4 ts Baking soda
1/2 c Butter -- chilled
1/3 c Nuts -- chopped walnuts or
pe
1 Egg
1/3 c Buttermilk
2 ts Lemon rind -- grated

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter an 8- or 9-inch
square cake pan. In a large mixing bowl, combine the
flour, brown sugar, granulated sugar, baking powder,
and baking soda. Cut in the butter until the mixture
resembles coarse crumbs. Add the nuts. Remove and
reserve 1/3 cup of the mixture. In another bowl, beat
in the egg, buttermilk, and lemon rind or lemon
extract together. Stir the egg mixture into dry
ingredients. Do not overmix. Batter will not be
smooth-looking. Turn batter into prepared cake pan.
Sprinkle reserved crumb mixture over the top. Bake 25
minutes, until golden. Serve warm. makes 1 8" or 9"
square cake

Recipe From:Great Old-Fashioned American Desserts
Copyright 1987 by Beatrice Ojakangas from Usenet
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