Apple Strusel Cake RECIPE to go with your better tasting coffee from your clean coffee maker

Here is a great Old Fashioned  Apple Cake and you may use ripe pears in place of apples, just don't peel them, just core and chop.

Pre heat oven 350F

1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup butter softened
beat together well.
gradually beat in 1 large egg, 1 tsp vanilla extract.

in a medium bowl sift together 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour ( or whole wheat..if using whole wheat add an extra 4tbsp milk)
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt

then fold into butter mix in 2 sections alternating with the milk, and finishing with the flour mix .
Fold in 5 medium apples, cored and chopped ( about 5 cups)

Pour into a greased cake pan or 13x 9inch ovenproof dish, and smooth top.

IN a medium bowl mix together:
3/4 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup chopped nuts
3 tsp  ground cinnamon
2 tsp nutmeg
3 tsp flour
2 tbsp melted butter

Sprinkle the mixture as crumbs, over the batter.
Bake in middle oven for 40-35 mins until golden brown and firm to touch.

Remove and cool on a wire in the pan it is baked in.
Serve at room temp or  cold with whipped cream, ice cream or just a good old cup of 'Joe.