Coffee Cake With Brown Sugar Pecan Streusel (low Fat)

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 3/4 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/4 cup flour
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons whole wheat flour pastry flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons butter, softened
• 3 tablespoons canola oil
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/3 cup plain greek yogurt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 streusel and filling are the first five ingredients listed.
• 2 make the filling by combining the brown sugar, cinnamon, and cocoa in a bowl, set aside.
• 3 make the cake my stirring together the eggs, yogurt, vanilla and oil.
• 4 in a mixing bowl, mix together 3 tablespoons butter and sugar. this will resemble crumbs.
• 5 add the wet ingredients, (egg mixture) to the sugar butter and mix together until well combined.
• 6 add the flours, (1 cup and 3 tbls. whole wheat) baking powder, and salt to the batter and now mix all together until well combined. batter will be on the thick side.
• 7 grease an 8 inch pan and add half the batter to the pan.
• 8 now take the brown sugar cinnamon cocoa mixture and sprinkle half of it on the top of the batter in the pan.
• 9 put the remaining cake batter on top of the filling. this might require you to spread it evenly over the filling.
• 10 add 1/4 flour, 2 tablespoons butter, and finely chopped pecans to the remaining brown sugar mixture to make the streusel topping.
• 11 place streusel on top of cake.
• 12 bake for 40 minutes at 350 degrees.