Chocolate Almond Coffee Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup butter or 3/4 cup margarine, softened
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup honey
1 teaspoon almond extract
3 large eggs
1/2 cup milk
1 (12 ounce) package nestle toll house semi-sweet chocolate bits, divided
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
3/4 cup sliced almonds
1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine
1 tablespoon milk

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.
Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in small bowl.
Set aside.
Beat butter, sugar, honey and almond extract in large mixer bowl until creamy.
Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Gradually beat in flour mixture alternately with milk.
Stir in 1 cup morsels.
Divide batter into prepared cake pans.
In medium bowl add brown sugar and cut in butter or margarine with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Stir in sliced almonds and 1/2 cup morsels.
sprinkle over batter.
Bake for 20 to 30 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
Cool in pans for 15 minutes.
Melt remaining 1/2 cup morsels, butter or margarine and milk in small saucepan over low heat, stirring until smooth.
Drizzle over coffeecake.
Yummy!