Apple Cinnamon Coffee Cake

Ingredients:

• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 cup chopped Granny Smith apples
• Cake Batter:
• 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon apple pie spice
• 1/2 cup butter
• 3 eggs
• 3 cups Baking Mix
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions:

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 in 350 degree F. oven for 1 hour. Cool 5 minutes. Invert on cake plate.

Cool and slice.

Yield: 12-16 servings