Strawberry Coffee Cake

I decided to pamper myself today after a bad start to the morning.  There's nothing like waking up way too early on a weekend and finding out that it was probably a good thing.  My sump pump had stopped working due to a faulty plug in so a little bit of bailing, finding out the problem and the clean up process made me decide to try creating a new recipe.  Something had to go right so my fingers were crossed that this would be it.  It was.  

You'll find that when you mix this up that the dough is dense.  Don't be tempted to add more buttermilk because the strawberries will release juices during baking.

Strawberry Coffee Cake

2 cups flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 tbsp baking powder
2 large eggs
1/4 cup canola oil
1 cup buttermilk
2 cups fresh strawberries, diced
1 tbsp flour

Cinnamon Topping

1/3 cup flour
1/3 cup dark brown sugar
3/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 cup butter, softened

Combine the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl.  Add in the eggs, oil and buttermilk and stir only until combined.  Place the diced strawberries in a small bowl.  Mix in 1 tbsp of flour so they don't sink during baking.  Gently fold them in the batter.  Pour into a greased 9 x 9 baking pan.  In another small bowl, combine the topping ingredients.  Sprinkle over the strawberry batter.  Bake at 350° for 45 minutes.