Spiced Walnut Coffee Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup packed light-brown sugar
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
• 1 2/3 cups walnuts, coarsely chopped
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temp
• 1/2 cup packed light-brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 -2 tablespoon milk

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 coat an 8-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• 3 topping: in a medium bowl stir together flour, sugars, pumpkin pie spice and salt. with a pastry cutter,cut butter into the mixture. stir in walnuts. refrigerate.
• 4 cake: in a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, pumpking pie spice and salt. set aside.
• 5 in another large bowl, beat butter and sugars on medium speed until creamy and blended, about 3 minutes. beat in eggs, one at a time. add vanilla and beat until smooth.
• 6 on low speed, beat in the flour mixture in three additions, alternating with buttermilk. beat for 2 minutes.
• 7 spoon half of the batter into the prepared pan. sprinkle half of the topping over the batter. spoon remaining batter over topping. sprinkle remaining topping over top of cake.
• 8 bake at 350 degrees f for 50 to 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. cool completely on wire rack. loosen edges with a knife or small spatula. cut into 12 equal pieces.
• 9 in a small bowl, mix together confectioners' sugar and just enough milk to get a good drizzling consistency. drizzle over cake squares and allow to set before serving.