cinnamon walnut coffee cake (whole wheat!)

another recipe from Food to Live By, written by Myra Goodman. love that it's 100% whole wheat flour and a great way to eat your walnuts!

preheat oven to 350 degrees.
grease a 9 x 13 pan and set it aside.

mix the topping ingredients in a medium sized bowl:

1/4 cup whole wheat pastry flour
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
5 tsp ground cinnamon
pinch of salt
1/3 cup canola oil
2 cups coarsely chopped walnut pieces
stir to blend; set aside for now.

dry ingredients, large bowl:

2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
3/4 cup sugar
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda

wet ingredients, small bowl:

1 large egg
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup canola oil
1/2 tsp vanilla (i use 1 tsp)

add wet ingredients to dry. stir til just combined. pour batter into 9 x 13 pan. bake 45-55 minutes, til it passes the toothpick test of doneness. let cool an hour before eating, if you can!