SESAME STREUSEL COFFEE CAKE

Sesame Streusel Coffee Cake image

Provided by ellie_

Categories Breads

Time 1h35m

Yield 1 loaf

Number Of Ingredients 17

1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, room temperature
1/2 cup tahini (sesame seed paste)
1 1/2 teaspoons sesame oil
1 cup sugar
4 eggs, room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk
3 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds
1/4 cup light brown sugar, packed (for topping)
1/4 flour (for topping)
2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine, room temp (for topping)
1 tablespoon tahini (for topping)
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon (for topping)
2 teaspoons toasted sesame seeds

Steps:

Preheat oven to 325-degrees F.
Grease and flour 9 x 5-inch loaf pan.
Cream 1/2 cup butter or margine, tahini and sesame oil in large bowl together.
Beat in sugar and eggs.
Blend in vanilla.
Sift flour, baking powder and salt together in small bowl.
Add sifted dry ingredients alternately with milk to creamed mixture, stirring until blended.
Fold in 3 T toasted sesame seeds.
In seperate bowl make streusel topping.
Blend brown sugar, flour, butter, tahini and cinnamon in small bowl until mixture is crumbly.
Turn batter into prepared pan.
Sprinkle with streusel topping.
Top with 2 tsp sesame seeds.
Bake 75-90 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.