Reid's Favorite Apple Coffee Cake

TOPPING:

1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 cup chopped pecans

BATTER:

3-1/2 large yellow apples, peeled, cored and quartered
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup softened margarine
1 egg
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Put topping ingredients into a food processor and process with knife blade until pecans are finely chopped. Remove and set aside. Place apples in processor followed by other batter ingredients. Process until mixture is of creamy consistency. Pour batter into a greased 6- by 10-inch baking dish. Sprinkle topping over it and bake for 40 minutes or until knife inserted into center comes out clean.

SERVES 10

from Atlanta Cooknotes

AUTHOR: Lori A