Streusel Topping

Name: Streusel Topping
Yield: Makes about 1 cup, enough for 2 small cakes
Ingredients: 1/3 cup packed, light brown sugar (or dark brown); 1 tablespoon, granulated sugar; 1/2 cup, unbleached all-purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon, ground cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon, table salt; 5 tablespoons, butter (cold), cut into 8 pieces

Desserts or Baked Goods
Make Ahead
Cakes

Appears in Cook's Illustrated November/December 1998

The perfect topping for a traditional coffee cake.

SERVES Makes about 1 cup, enough for 2 small cakes

TIME 10 minutes

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