Coffee Cake

This is another old, old, favorite recipe.  It came from a much earlier edition of the Better Homes and Garden Cookbook.  On many weekend mornings, I would mix this one up, pop it in the oven and soon enjoy a delicious, fresh from the oven coffee cake.

1/4 cup oil
1 beaten egg
1/2 cup milk
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
3/4 cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
Spicy Topping (recipe below)

Preheat oven to 375.

Combine oil, egg, and milk.  Sift together the dry ingredients; add milk mixture; mix well.  Pour into greased 9x9x2 inch pan.  Sprinkle with Spicy Topping and bake at 375 for about 25 minutes.

Spicy Topping:  Combine 1/4 cup brown sugar, 1 tablespoon flour, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1 tablespoon melted butter and 1/2 cup chopped nuts.