Shelly's Recipe

Peach-Filled Coffee Cake

Category: Coffee Cake

1 1/2-1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
1 cup butter, softened
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
1/8 teaspoon salt
4 eggs
1 (20 ounce) can sliced yellow cling peaches, well-drained

1 1/2 hrs.before, preheat oven to 350. Grease 13x9 baking pan.

In large bowl, mix flour and next 6 ingredients. With mixer at low speed, beat until well mixed, constantly scraping bowl with spatula. Increase speed to high; beat 4 minutes, occasionally scraping bowl. Spread batter evenly in baking pan.

Arrange peaches in row on top of batter. Sprinkle entire top with topping. Bake 45-50 minutes until light golden and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cut coffeecake into rectangles; serve warm.

TOPPING: In small saucepan over med. heat, melt 1/2 cup butter; remove from heat. Stir in: 1 cup all purpose flour, 1 tbs.grated lemon peel, 1/2 cup sugar. Form soft dough.