Apple Coffee Cake

1/2 to 1 (32 oz) EZPZ Apple Pie Filling *

3 cups flour

1 cup white sugar

1 ½ cup milk

½ cup butter, softened

3 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

3 eggs

¼ cup chopped walnuts (optional)

2 Tablespoons butter, melted

Glaze:

¾ cup confectioners’ sugar

1 Tablespoon butter, melted

¾ teaspoon vanilla extract

2 ½ teaspoons hot water

DIRECTIONS:

1.            Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease 9x13 pan.

2.            Beat flour, white sugar, milk, butter, baking powder, salt, and eggs in mixing bowl on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes.

3.            Pour half of the batter into prepared pan. Cut up apples from EZPZ Pie Filling and scatter over the batter. Spread remaining cake batter over pie filling and top with the remaining portion of pie filling. *The amount of apples depends on you. I’d recommend using at least half the jar of apples per recipe but, of course, using the whole jar would be that much more apple goodness.

4.            Drizzle top with 2 Tablespoons of melted butter and walnuts (optional).

5.            Bake at 350 degrees F for 45 to 55 minutes. Allow cake to cool 10 minutes.

6.            In a separate bowl, combine ingredients for the glaze and beat until smooth. Drizzle over cake.

Servings: 24

(Altered from Aunt Dee Dee’s Coffee Cake found on Allrecipes.com)