Spiced Walnut Cake

Spiced Walnut Coffee Cake
Cake:
1/2 c. brown sugar
1/2 c. white sugar
6 T. margarine or butter at room temperature
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
2 1/4 c. flour (I used 1/4c. dinkel and the rest all-purpose)
1 c. buttermilk

Topping:
2/3 c. flour
1/3 c. brown sugar
1/3 c. white sugar
2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
6 T. cold margarine or butter
1 2/3 c. chopped walnuts

Glaze:
1 c. powdered sugar
1-2 T. milk

For the cake: Cream together the butter and sugars. Add eggs and vanila. Add baking powder, soda, and pumpkin pie spice. Alternately add flour and buttermilk. Spread 1/2 of the batter in a greased 8x8 pan.

Topping: Cut together all ingredients except for the nuts. Stir in the nuts after cutting the rest together. Sprinkle 1/2 the topping on the batter.

Spread the remaining batter and then top with the rest of the topping. Bake at 350 for 50-60 minutes. Drizzle with powdered sugar glaze.

Recipe originally from: Family Circle 11/30/04