Growing up in New Jersey and even now when we go up to visit, a favorite treat is always a huge hunk of New Jersey coffee cake. You can find it any just about any bakery. The best part about this cake is that there is more crumb than cake.
Living in North Carolina, we do not have access to a bakery on every corner as in New Jersey. So, if you live in NC and crave coffee cake from NJ, here is a recipe for you! And if you have never tried this marvelous creation, this is for you too!
Coffee Cake
- 1 stick butter, salted and softened
- 1 1/3 cup sugar
- 2 cups flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 cup milk, 2%
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
Crumb Topping
- 1 1/2 sticks margarine
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 6 cups Bisquick
- 5-6 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
Pre-heat oven to 350*.
Line a 9x13 pan with no-stick foil.
Cream together butter and sugar.
While creaming, mix together flour and baking powder in a large bowl.
Set aside.
Add eggs into creamed mixture.
Add milk into creamed mixture.
Add flour and powder into wet mixture.
Add vanilla and beat until combined.
Pour batter into prepared pan.
Prepare crumb topping:
Add sugars, Bisquick and cinnamon into a large bowl.
Cut in margarine and combine with hands until well mixed.
Sprinkle topping over cake with hands, squeezing it together as you do. (You want the topping to be lumpy).
Bake for 40 minutes or until cooked through in the center.
Cool for 15-20 minutes and top with powdered sugar.
* You may have about1/2 cup of topping left over, you do not want topping to run over the sides of the pan.
To purchase ingredients for this coffee cake, you can visit the following stores in Raleigh, NC:
- The Fresh Market, 6325 Falls of Neuse Road in Raleigh.
- Earth Fare, 10341 Moncreiffe Road in Raleigh, 27617
- Super Target
- Lowes Foods
- Harris Teeter
- Kroger
- Food Lion
- Aldi and Super Walmart
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