Best Coffee Cake

This is a versatile and easy recipe. This one is usually gone in less time than it takes to prepare!

1 1/2 cup flour
3/4 cup sugar
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup softened butter or margarine
3/4 cup milk
1 egg

-Topping-
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1/4 cup melted butter
1 cup shredded coconut

Mix together dry ingredients, add butter, milk, and egg. Beat until moist, about 20 strokes. Scrape into greased 9 inch cake pan, or 9 x 13 glass works too. Sprinkle chips across top of cake. In small bowl, mix coconut and melted butter, and spoon over top of the chips. When the cake bakes, some of the toppings will sink slightly into the center, and the coconut left on the top will brown nicely.

Bake at 350 for about 30-35 minutes.

Other toppings work well too, such as streusel crumb, fruit, (blueberries, crushed pineapple, sliced cinnamon apples) or even 1/2 can of cranberry sauce cut into slices and laid over the top, which creates a nice marbled effect.