Chocolate Streusel Coffee Cake Recipe

Since we're empty-nesters, I know it will be necessary to actively seek out friends with whom to share, or I will double my size before we've baked our way through this book. This cake was shared with our church preschool staff. I decided to make 12 cupcakes - thinking that it would be easier for the teachers to manage whether they were eating it in the office or taking it to their classroom.

I was a little wary of the cinnamon in the streusel. I'm not a fan of the Mexican chocolate with cinnamon, but I'm happy to report that the cinnamon just rounded out and added to the chocolate flavor without overpowering it. . . and I baked this before reading the Evil Cake Lady's comment about using Muscovado, so my streusel had regular…