Yogurt Coffee Cake

If you like switching it up with ingredients and love a good yogurt and olive oil substitute, then this recipe is for you. 

Ingredients: 

• 1/3 Cup Olive Oil l- I used Butter Olive Oil 
• 1 Cup Granulated sugar. 
• 2 Large Eggs 
• 1 Cup Yogurt (I used Greek Vanilla Yogurt)
• 1 tsp Vanilla Extract (a customer taught me how to make homemade, so I used that but use whatever you have)
• 1 tsp Butter extract (I did not use this) - Optional. 
• 2 Cups Flour 
• Optional: 1 mashed banana to add to batter, Mini Chocolate chips to add to the top of batter or in batter
• 1 tsp Baking Powder 
• 1 tsp Baking Soda 
• 1/2 tsp Salt 

Crumb topping: 

• 1/4 cup flour
• 3/4 cup brown sugar (packed)
• 1 cup finely chopped walnuts
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1/4 tsp salt
• At least 1 tsp Sweet Cinnamon
• Raisins (optional)

Directions: 

9x9 inch pan - greased. Preheat oven to 350F. 

1. Mix together the first 6 ingredients until smooth and creamy. 

2. Add the flour, BS, BP and salt to the first 6 ingredients and combine until creamed together. 

3. Pour 1/2 of the batter into the pan, then put 1/2 of the crumb mix on top.

4.With the remaining batter mix in a mashed ripe banana (optional) and then add a handful of mini chocolate chips to the top of the batter before topping it with the crumb mixture. 

5. Bake 45 - 50 minutes or until a knife comes out clean from the center of the cake. Cool and serve. It's so good a little warm, before it totally cools. 

*Recipe adapted from Olive Oil Desserts Book, Recipes by Micki Sannar, 2008