Bacon Butterscotch Coffee Cake

Original Bisquick mix teams up with bacon and butterscotch flavors for a coffee cake with rich and complex flavors.

Cake

5 slices bacon, diced

2 cups Original Bisquick™ mix

1/3 cup granulated sugar

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

2/3 cup buttermilk

1 egg

1 cup butterscotch chips

1/3 cup Original Bisquick™ mix

1/3 cup packed brown sugar

2 tablespoons cold butter, cut into cubes

1 cup powdered sugar, sifted

2 to 3 tablespoons milk

Heat oven to 375°F. Spray 9-inch cake pan with cooking spray.
Cook bacon in skillet until browned and fat is rendered, about 5 minutes. Remove bacon with slotted spoon, and place on paper towel to drain.
In large bowl, mix 2 cups Bisquick mix, the granulated sugar and baking soda. Add buttermilk and egg, and mix until just combined. Fold in the butterscotch chips and cooked bacon.
To make Streusel, in small bowl, mix 1/3 cup Bisquick mix and the brown sugar. Cut in cubed butter until roughly the size of small peas.
Spread batter in cake pan. Sprinkle with streusel. Bake 22 to 25 minutes or until golden and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely, 45 to 60 minutes.
To make Icing, mix powdered sugar and 2 tablespoons milk. Add additional milk if necessary. Drizzle over cooled coffee cake.

· For easier removal from pan after baking, bake coffee cake in springform pan with removable sides.

· For an even more decadent coffee cake, add 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips.

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    Elise Grant
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