Reviewed: Dec. 5, 2009

A great, simple coffee cake. I made it exactly as listed with the exception of substituting margarine for shortening and it was moist and delicious. It's true the cake itself isn't super-sweet but the topping makes up for that. I think the key to it coming out well is following the instructions as listed and not over-mixing. This is a great cake to throw together on a whim without having to buy any special ingredients. Thanks for posting it!

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KatieN

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Reviewed: Dec. 3, 2009

Very good taste, quick & easy. I also doubled sugar as people suggested, and mixed the melted butter with the topping. Yummy, and I found that unlike most baked goods, it was actually better once cooled. I got nervous that when I poured the batter in it looked like a very thin layer, but it rises when cooked, and turns out substantial.

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Reviewed: Nov. 18, 2009

Very easy and loved that everthing was common pantry items. On top of that it tasted great! Just changed the sugar to 2/3 of a cup.

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Reviewed: Nov. 3, 2009

I have to say this is a 5 star with the part of the Streusel Coffee Cake by Jim Blamker from this site. I used the topping and icing of that recipe. I kind of combined the 2. I did follow the other reviewers on this and do 1/3 cup white sugar, I used butter not shortening, I added pumpkin pie spice a little ground ginger and extra cinnamon. I feel this would have been a complete bore with out it. There would not have been enough flavor to this cake. If you do take my advice use this combo all mixed up in a little bowl: 1C chopped pecans 1C packed Brown Sugar 1/2 t cinnamon and 6 T butter softened I put this on top of this recipe and ran my knife up and down the pan to get some of this mixture throughout the cake. I would also check the cake at about 40 minutes mine was a little too brown on the bottom for me but still awesome!!!!

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LuVBellBoyzX4

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Reviewed: Nov. 1, 2009

This recipe is tastes great and is super easy. I made only two modifications, added a splash more milk and also doubled the topping and raked it through the cake. This cake has a perfect texture so delecate and not too sweet, which is a wonderful contrast to the sweet crunchy top. Will make again and again!

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leanne

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Reviewed: Oct. 16, 2009

This is truly a great recipe! Thank You Stephanie.

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Reviewed: Sep. 13, 2009

Great easy recipe made with everything I keep on hand. I did read the reviews first so the only changes I made were to add enough sugar to equal a half cup and added about 1/4 cup more milk. Thanks for sharing, a perfect Sunday morning sweet.

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LUCKYCHANCE

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Reviewed: Sep. 5, 2009

Followed the recipe to a "T" and the kids loved it! I didn't have time to make any modifications. I think I'll put the butter with the brown sugar mix next time though. And I didn't get to even taste it, so I cannot tell you if it was dry or not. It was a very quick and easy recipe.

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Reviewed: Sep. 3, 2009

A little dry, but my husband loves it!!

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Amira

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Reviewed: Aug. 16, 2009

This recipe was perfect, as is, for us! So quick and easy! Wasn't dry at all and it was light. Next time I might add some fruit topping and cream cheese frosting drizzle

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joy

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Reviewed: Aug. 16, 2009

Very good for a basic recipe. I followed the other reviewers and used 2/3 cups of sugar and added cinnamon to the batter. I also put in a dallop of sour cream for moistness. I didn't have brown sugar so I just used white and it was fine.

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GinnyPenny

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Reviewed: Jul. 19, 2009

I woke up this morning wanting to make a coffee cake with just what I had on hand. This recipe was awsome and so easy as I am not the baker. I scanned the reveiws and did what they did which was double the sugar and 1/4 cup more milk. So moist and I also mixed melted butter with dry ingred. and drizzled on top then used a knife to cut through it. Definitely a keeper. Husband is in kitchen cutting a second piece right now!

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Melody

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Reviewed: Jun. 25, 2009

Awesome! Love making it from scratch as the taste is so much better!

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ANNYBER

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Reviewed: May 29, 2009

This cake is simply amazing. Have made it thrice now and it has never failed me. the first time I made it word for word as given in recipie, and it turned out just great. the crunchy top complements beautifully the softness of the overall cake. next time i omitted the crunchy top, and instead added a very thin layer of cocoa-milk-butter in the middle of batter while pouring in pan...and the result was yummm. this cake just vanishes from the table super fast!! love it!!

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Reviewed: Apr. 2, 2009

Nummers! What a perfect first recipe for my new recipe box. I added an extra splash of milk, forgot to cut in the shortening so added it after stirring in the liquids, put a shake of nutmeg and powdered sugar and half the flour into the crumbles, did the knife-drag to spread the crumbles, and added the melted butter last (Smart Balance, which worked well). This is the coffee cake recipe I've been looking for!

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Reviewed: Mar. 30, 2009

This coffee cake took twice as long in my oven and was a really dense odd texture. My family wasn't impressed and I wouldn't make it again.

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Mrs. J

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Reviewed: Mar. 7, 2009

This is a good coffee cake. I had made more topping as someone else suggested and I'm glad I did. Next time I will put some batter on the bottom, put a layer of topping and then more batter and more topping. I had to bake mine almost 25 minutes and then let it set about 10 mins. Try this one if you need a quick coffee cake, the whole thing is made and ready to eat in less than an hour! *almost forgot: I made with 2/3 cup sugar and a bit extra milk. Also, instead of melted butter, I just cut in more shortening to the topping, REALLY good!

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Sara Davis

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Home Town: Edmonds, Washington, USA

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Reviewed: Feb. 28, 2009

Decent, but I've definitely had better. It was very quick and all of the ingredients were on hand, but I probably won't make this again.

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Emily C

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Reviewed: Feb. 26, 2009

This was a great recipe. I read some of the reviews before making it and took one of the suggestions to mix the butter with the brown sugar, flour, cinnamon mix for the topping. Made the top very nice and crispy. It definately would have been a bit dry otherwise. I also substituted whole wheat flour for the white flour. Had lots of compliments!

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Reviewed: Feb. 24, 2009

I did not think this cake was anything special, made exactly as written. I have made much better, but this gets points for being quick & uses simple ingredients.

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