"This Maple Walnut Coffee Cake has a thin layer of cream cheese filling, enhanced with toasted walnuts and maple. A generous amount of crumbly streusel on top is drizzled with maple icing, adding layers of flavor that enchant but don’t overpower...."
INGREDIENTS
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!Streusel:
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1/4 cup butter, melted
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1 cup white sugar
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1 tablespoon cinnamon
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1/4 cup flour
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1/8 teaspoon salt
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1 cup finely chopped toasted walnuts
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!Filling:
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4 ounces cream cheese, softened
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1 egg yolk (reserve the white for the cake)
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1 teaspoon maple flavoring, like Mapleine
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1/4 cup maple syrup
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!Cake:
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1/2 cup butter, softened
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1 cup white sugar
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2 eggs (plus the egg white reserved from filling)
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1 teaspoon maple flavoring
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2 1/2 cups all-purpose white flour
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2 teaspoons baking powder
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1/2 teaspoon baking soda
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1 cup buttermilk
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!Icing:
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1 tablespoon melted butter
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2 tablespoons milk
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1 teaspoon maple flavoring
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1 cup powdered sugar