[Guest Post] Kanakuk Coffee Cake by Jay Holden

Kanakuk Kamps are summer sports camps located in Branson, Missouri. Each year, the camps serve over 10,000 children, and their favorite treat each summer is Kanakuk Coffee Cake. Campers dream about it, Tweet about it, and crave it all year, but now you can make it any time you want!

Topping (prepare day ahead and refrigerate)

3/4 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup flour
1 tbsp. cinnamon
2 oz. butter

Instructions:

Combine brown sugar, flour and cinnamon and mix well. Cut butter into small pieces and work into dry ingredients with hands. Refrigerate overnight.

Cake

3 cups flour
11/2 cup sugar
2 1/2 tbsp. baking powder
11/2 tsp. salt
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1/3 cup margarine
1/3 cups water
2 cup evaporated milk

Instructions:

In a medium bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt and mix well. Set aside. (Note: Dry ingredients may be mixed the day before, covered and left at room temperature.) Spray 9x13-inch pan with pan spray. Beat eggs in a large mixing bowl until fluffy. Add vanilla and evaporated milk. Combine margarine with water, then pour slowly into batter and mix on low speed. Turn mixer off. Add small amount of dry ingredients and turn mixer on low to combine. Mix well. Scrape bowl and repeat until all dry ingredients have been incorporated. Beat until batter is smooth. Pour batter into prepared pan. Sprinkle topping (prepared before) on top of cake batter, covering well. Place in oven and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Cool and cut into 3x6-inch pieces to serve.