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Ammaw's Heath Bar Coffee Cake

This breakfast treat has a sweet, crunchy topping that makes it so special.
Course Breakfast/Brunch
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Author Jen Seislove

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
  • 3/4 cups white sugar
  • 1 1/2 sticks margarine or butter room temperature
  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
  • 1 bag of miniature Heath Bar candy bars or 6-8 large Heath Bar candy bars

Instructions

  1. Mix softened margarine or butter with brown sugar and white sugar.
  2. Add flour and vanilla and gently combine.
  3. Take out 3/4 cup of the dry mixture and set aside. This will be your dry crumble topping later.
  4. To the dry ingredients, add 2 eggs, the baking soda and the buttermilk.
  5. Stir until well combined.
  6. Pour mixture in a greased 9x12 dark bottom pan.
  7. Break up the candy bars with the back of a spoon or other hard object.
  8. Scatter candy pieces onto wet mixture.
  9. Top with the reserved dry mixture.
  10. Bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes or until when inserted, a toothpick comes out clean.

Recipe Notes

Make sure to use softened butter or margarine, not melted.
Do not overbake or cake will be dry so adjust timing accordingly and start checking your cake with a toothpick at about 35 minutes.
Push some chunks of candy down into batter for a sweet surprise in your bite.