[Photo: Robin Bellinger]
This simple coffee cake is from Lucinda Scala Quinn's wonderful new book Mad Hungry: Feeding Men and Boys. I've been immersed in this book for about a week; my mother sent it to me because my husband is always complaining that I don't make enough food. He thinks you're wasting your time if you cook less than a pound of pasta at once, whereas I, as a single girl, was known to go through a box 2-ounce serving by 2-ounce serving.
Although I dearly love a cinnamon-scented, streusel-topped butter bomb, this cake's subtlety is not without appeal. It's very tender and buttery but doesn't send you straight back to bed for a nap. It could be part of a bread and muffin basket at any brunch, or you could serve a slice with a cup of maple-syrup-drizzled yogurt for a very simple meal—one that leaves room for a big spaghetti dinner.
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