Yam Streusel Coffee Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 teaspoon maple extract
• 1 cup mashed cooked yams or 1 cup sweet potato
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup golden raisin
• 1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 cup walnuts

Recipe

• 1 set oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 butter a tube or bundt pan.
• 3 in a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar, until fluffy.
• 4 beat in eggs, one at a time, until well mixed.
• 5 beat in vanilla, maple extract, yams, sour cream, orange juice until creamy and smooth.
• 6 in a separate bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.
• 7 gradually blend the flour mixture into the creamed mixture; beat until blended.
• 8 stir in raisins.
• 9 in another bowl, combine all streusel ingredients.
• 10 pour half of the cake batter into prepared baking pan, smoothing the top to make an even layer.
• 11 sprinkle half of the streusel on top of cake batter.
• 12 then remaining cake batter over the streusel mixture.
• 13 top with the remaining streusel mixture.
• 14 bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until cake test done.
• 15 cool for 30 minutes before removing the cake from the pan.
• 16 serve slightly warm, or at room temperature.