MAKEOVER CRUMB COFFEE CAKE

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With its tender layers and sweet, cinnamon-y swirls, this better-for-you coffee cake is an absolute treat. Friends and family go nuts over it. -Valma Devall, Kennewick, Washington

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 1h

Yield 18 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 29

Ingredients

1/4 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup sugar blend
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/4 cup canola oil
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon butter flavoring
2 cups cake flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup reduced-fat sour cream
FILLING:
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
TOPPING:
3 tablespoons plus 1-1/2 teaspoons all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons brown sugar
4-1/2 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons plus 1-1/2 teaspoons cold butter
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
ICING:
1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons 2% milk
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

In a large bowl, beat butter, sugar and sugar blend on medium speed for 2 minutes or until crumbly. Beat in the eggs, applesauce, oil, vanilla and butter flavoring. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to butter mixture alternately with sour cream. Pour half of the batter into a 13x9-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray. , Combine filling ingredients; sprinkle over batter. Carefully top with remaining batter. For topping, combine the flour, sugars and cinnamon in a bowl; cut in butter until crumbly. Stir in walnuts. Sprinkle over batter. , Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Combine icing ingredients until smooth; drizzle over coffee cake.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 278 calories, Fat 13g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 39mg cholesterol, Sodium 185mg sodium, Carbohydrate 36g carbohydrate (18g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 5g protein. Diabetic Exchanges