since daniel requested me for a coffee cake for breakfast, i made it from scratch! this is my first time making a coffee cake and it actually turned out great and pretty tasty :) it took me about 1.5 hrs including the baking time. if you wanna know the recipe, click on cont. reading.

CLASSIC COFFEE CAKE
*makes about 8 servings

+ + TOPPING + +
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup light brown sugar (packed)
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 tsp cinnamon

+ + CAKE + +
1 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup light brown sugar (packed)
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1-1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2 cup all purpose-flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/3 cup milk

+ + HOW TO + +
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Make topping by combining 1 cup flour with brown sugar, a stick of softened butter and 1 teaspoon cinnamon in a medium bowl. Mixture should have the consistency of moist sand.

3. In a large bowl, cream together 1 cup butter, 3/4 cup light brown sugar and 1/2 cup granulated sugar with an electric mixer until smooth and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla and mix well.

4. In a separate bowl combine flour, baking powder and salt. Add this dry mixture to the moist ingredients a little bit at a time. Add milk and mix well.

5. Spoon the batter into a 9- by 13-inch baking pan that has been buttered and dusted with a light coating of flour. Sprinkle the crumb topping over the batter. Be sure the topping completely covers the batter.

6. Bake cake for 50 minutes, or until the edges just begin to turn light brown. Enjoy!