Chocolate Almond Coffee Cake

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup butter or 3/4 cup margarine, softened
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 3 large eggs
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 (12 ounce) package nestle toll house semi-sweet chocolate bits, divided
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
• 3/4 cup sliced almonds
• 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine
• 1 tablespoon milk

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.
• 3 combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in small bowl.
• 4 set aside.
• 5 beat butter, sugar, honey and almond extract in large mixer bowl until creamy.
• 6 add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 7 gradually beat in flour mixture alternately with milk.
• 8 stir in 1 cup morsels.
• 9 divide batter into prepared cake pans.
• 10 in medium bowl add brown sugar and cut in butter or margarine with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• 11 stir in sliced almonds and 1/2 cup morsels.
• 12 sprinkle over batter.
• 13 bake for 20 to 30 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 14 cool in pans for 15 minutes.
• 15 melt remaining 1/2 cup morsels, butter or margarine and milk in small saucepan over low heat, stirring until smooth.
• 16 drizzle over coffeecake.
• 17 yummy!