Vanilla Bean Coffee Cake - Recipe

We know - there are endless recipes for coffee cake… But please try ours; it's rich and moist, easy to make and almost foolproof. For the topping you can switch out the graham cracker crumbs and use pecan or walnut pieces.

Cake:
1/3 cup butter, soft
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla bean paste
1 3/4 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup milk
3 Tbs 35% cream

Topping:
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 Tbs flour
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
1/3 cup graham cracker crumbs
1/4 cup melted butter

Method:
Preheat oven to 350ºF. 
Mix all of the topping ingredients together well and set aside.
Cream butter and sugar together.  Add eggs & vanilla bean paste, mixing well.  Add all dry ingredients at once, mixing well on medium speed.  Add milk and whipping cream, mixing on low until combined.
Pour mixture into parchment lined 9" X 9" cake pan.  Sprinkle the topping evenly over the cake batter and bake for 25-30 minutes.