Jewish Applesauce Sour Cream Coffee Cake

Step 1: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

Step 2: Lightly grease an 8” square cake pan.

Step 3: Beat the sugar and butter together with an electric mixer set at medium speed for 2 minutes or until the mixture is smooth and creamy.

Step 4: Add the applesauce, sour cream, egg and lemon peel and beat the ingredients for 2 minutes or until smooth.

Step 5: Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg into a bowl.

Step 6: Add half the dry ingredients to the butter mixture and beat until well blended.

Step 7: Add half the milk and beat until well blended. Repeat until all the flour and milk have been used up.

Step 8: Pour the batter into the prepared pan.

Step 9: Combine the streusel topping ingredients and mix them with two knives until the mixture is mealy.

Step 10: Sprinkle over the batter.

Step 11: Bake for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean.

Step 12: Let the cake cool in the pan 10 minutes. Says to remove cake from pan, this only works if you have a cake cover. lol