Apple Streusel Coffee Cake

• Cake batter
• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• 2 cups low fat cottage cheese (whipped in blender until smooth)
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 3/4 cups flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• Streusel
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 3/4 cup chopped pecans
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 cups apples, peeled and chopped

1. Mix dry ingredients for cake batter and set aside.
2. Cream butter and sugar in mixer, then add eggs one at a time beating well after each addition Add the vanilla& cottage cheese alternately with flour mixture; mix well.
3. Combine the streusel ingredients EXCEPT THE APPLES.
4. Set aside 1/2 cup of streusel.
5. Add apples to remainder.
6. In greased bunt pan spread 1/3 of batter, then 1/2 of apple mix, 1/3 of batter, remainder of apple mix, remainder of batter.
7. Top with 1/2 cup streusel that was set aside.
8. Bake at 375u0b0F for 1 hour or until done.
9. Cool 10 minutes and take from pan.
10. Dust with powdered sugar when completely cool.

batter, butter, sugar, eggs, cottage cheese, vanilla, flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, streusel, brown sugar, pecans, cinnamon, apples

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/apple-streusel-coffee-cake-39670 (may not work)