Shelly's Recipe

APPLE CINNAMON COFFEE CAKE

Category: Coffee Cake

1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/4 cup flour
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 cup butter
1 cup chopped Granny Smith apples

Cake Batter:
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 tsp apple pie spice
1/2 cup butter
3 eggs
3 cups baking mix
1 cup buttermilk
1 tsp vanilla

Cinnamon-Crumb Mixture: Combine brown sugar and flour; add cinnamon. Cut in butter until mixture is crumbly; Add chopped Granny Smith apples and toss until mixed. Set aside.

Cake: Cream together brown sugar, apple pie spice, and butter. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Alternately add baking mix and buttermilk. Stir in vanilla. Batter will be thick. Spoon half the batter into well-greased bundt or tube pan. Sprinkle half the cinnamon-apple crumb mixture over top. Add remaining batter and top with remaining cinnamon-apple crumb mixture. Bake at 350 for 1 hour. Cool 5 minutes. Invert on cake plate. Cool and slice.