Chocolate Chip Nut Coffee Cake

Total Time: 32 mins Preparation Time: 2 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 2 (1/4 ounce) packages fast rising yeast
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 2 large eggs
• 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup chopped pecans

Recipe

• 1 chocolate pecan topping: in medium bowl, cut butter into sugar until crumbly. stir in sugar, cinnamon, chips and pecans.
• 2 in a large bowl, combine 1 cup of flour, sugar, undissolved yeast, and salt.
• 3 heat the milk, water and butter until very warm (120° to 130° f).
• 4 gradually add to the dry ingredients and beat for 2 minutes at medium speed of electric mixer.
• 5 scrape the bowl occasionally, and add eggs and 1 cup flour; beat 2 minutes at high speed. again, scraping the bowl occasionally, stir in chocolate chips and remaining flour making a soft batter.
• 6 turn into a greased 13x9x2-inch pan.
• 7 cover and let rise in warm, draft-free place until it has doubled in size, approx 1 hour.
• 8 bake at 400° for 15 minutes; remove from oven and sprinkle with the chocolate nut topping.
• 9 bake additional 10 minutes, or until done.
• 10 cool in pan for 10 minutes,then let cool on wire rack.