Apple Streusel Coffee Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• 2 cups low fat cottage cheese (whipped in blender until smooth)
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 3/4 cups flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 3/4 cup chopped pecans
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 cups apples, peeled and chopped

Recipe

• 1 mix dry ingredients for cake batter and set aside.
• 2 cream butter and sugar in mixer, then add eggs one at a time beating well after each addition add the vanilla& cottage cheese alternately with flour mixture; mix well.
• 3 combine the streusel ingredients except the apples.
• 4 set aside 1/2 cup of streusel.
• 5 add apples to remainder.
• 6 in greased bunt pan spread 1/3 of batter, then 1/2 of apple mix, 1/3 of batter, remainder of apple mix, remainder of batter.
• 7 top with 1/2 cup streusel that was set aside.
• 8 bake at 375°f for 1 hour or until done.
• 9 cool 10 minutes and take from pan.
• 10 dust with powdered sugar when completely cool.