Apple Butter Coffee Cake

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (8 1/2 ounce) package corn muffin mix
• 1/4 cup toasted or untoasted wheat germ
• 1 egg, beaten (or 1/4 cup frozen egg product, thawed)
• 1/2 cup apple butter
• 1/3 cup milk
• 3/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice or 3/4 teaspoon apple pie spice
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup toasted or untoasted wheat germ
• 1/4 cup apple butter
• powdered sugar (optional)
• apple butter (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a medium bowl combine muffin mix and the first 1/4 cup wheat germ.
• 2 in another bowl combine the egg, 1/2 cup apple butter, milk, and pumpkin or apple pie spice.
• 3 add the egg mixture all at once to the wheat germ mixture, stirring just till combined.
• 4 pour the batter into a greased 8x8x2-inch baking pan.
• 5 for topping, in a small bowl stir together brown sugar, the remaining 1/4 cup wheat germ, and 1/4 cup apple butter.
• 6 spoon mixture in small mounds atop batter in pan.
• 7 using a knife, marble the mixture through the batter.
• 8 bake in a 350°f oven for 25 to 30 minutes or till a wooden toothpick inserted near center comes out clean.
• 9 to serve, sift powdered sugar over each serving and serve with additional apple butter, if desired.
• 10 serve warm.