Low Fat Coffee Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Ingredients
1/4 cup margarine, softened to room temperature
1 cup sugar
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup skim milk (or soy milk)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 egg whites, beaten (or egg replacement)
1/3 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 cup pecans or 1/4 cup walnuts, chopped

Preparation

Cream margarine and sugar together until fluffy.
Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt and add to the margarine/sugar mixture.
Add 1/4 cup milk to mixture, beat well, repeat twice.
Beat in the vanilla.
Fold in the egg whites.
Pour mixture into a greased 8\"x8\" baking pan.
Combine topping (last four) ingredients and sprinkle over the top.
Bake at 375\u00b0 about 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Serve warm or at room temperature.