Creating A Healthier Coffee Cake

My son loves New York Style Crumb Cake with that thick Crumb topping. He's a 6 ft. 17 yr. old who likes a morning coffee cake to run off with and this one not only tastes great but it doesn't smush easily in the backpack (so he says). His favorite New York Coffee Cake  is great, but leaves Mom with a guilt trip- that I might be contributing to a heart attack when he's an old man. So making it healthier is always my goal and hopefully in ways that don't scream- Health Food- which my kids run from! The original  New York Style Coffee Cake is at Brandys Baking and it's great.

A Healthier version of the Coffee Cake:

The Large Version of the cake (3X the original recipe)

6 eggs

1 Tbls. Vanilla

1 cp Buttermilk

1 cp & 2 Tbls. Canola oil

4 cps flour- (I like to use 2 cps White Whole Wheat flour by King Arthur's and 2 cps. All Purpose flour)

1 1/2 cps. sugar (High Altitude  1 1/4 cps. sugar)

3/4 tsp. Baking Soda (HA < 3/4 tsp)

3/4 tsp salt 

Whisk the eggs and add the rest of the liquids, whisk a bit more. Using another bowl whisk the dry together and then add to the liquid, mix well.

The original topping is very good, so hopefully this will work with Canola Oil. 

Streusel Topping :

4 Cups All Purpose Flour

2 Cups Brown Sugar (packed)

1/4 cup white Sugar

1 Tbl. Cinnamon

3/4 tsp. Salt 

6 Tbls. Chilled Butter

1 cup Canola Oil

Put the dry ingredients in a food processor and pulse until just mixed. Then add the butter and pulse till incorporated. Pour the mixture into a bowl and using a fork mix the oil until crumbly and able to hold together if squeezed. Add more oil if necessary by the Tbls.

Place cake ingredients in a greased 14 x 10 pan. 
Crumble topping on top, pinching together the topping to form large lumps and gentle press down and bake till a toothpick comes out clean, about 50 mins or longer. Watch carefully and check every 5 mins for doneness after 50 mins.

I found with 2 large guys- my husband & son and a smaller 11 yr. old daughter (who can pack it away) that it lasted almost all week. Enjoy :)

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