The very best coffee cake

Ingredients

FOR THE STREUSEL NUT TOPPING:

¼ cup firmly packed brown sugar

1 tablespoon all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 tablespoon melted butter

½ cup chopped walnuts

FOR THE CAKE:

¼ cup canola oil

1 egg

½ cup milk

1½ cups all-purpose flour

¼ cup granulated sugar

2 teaspoons baking powder

½ teaspoon salt

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Grease an 8 x 8-inch baking pan and set aside.

MAKE THE STREUSEL NUT TOPPING:

In a small mixing bowl, combine brown sugar, flour and cinnamon with a fork.

Add nuts and stir to combine.

Add melted butter and stir to combine (mixture will be crumbly); set aside.

MAKE THE CAKE:

In a separate medium-sized mixing bowl, sift flour, granulated sugar, baking powder and salt; set aside.

In a third (larger) mixing bowl, crack egg and beat egg until frothy.

Add oil and milk and whisk to combine.

Add sifted dry ingredients to wet ingredients; mix well (batter will be thick).

Layer batter and streusel topping ending with topping.

Pour 1/3 into prepared baking pan and spread evenly in pan with spatula.

Sprinkle 1/3 with streusel nut topping.

Repeat

Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Remove from oven, cool slightly and cut into 9 equal-sized squares.

Serve warm.