Chocolate Coffee Coffee Cake with Walnuts

It's a bit redundant but this delicious treat is actually made with coffee because after much deliberation, I decided why isn't there coffee in coffee cake? Well seek no more, you have found the ultimate coffee cake!

Ingredients:

2 cups whole-wheat flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/8 cup vegetable oil (basically you're dividing 3/4 cups in half)
1 and 1/4 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
1 tbsp micro-ground coffee (Starbucks' via packets work great)
1/4 cup milk
1 cup dark chocolate chips
1/4-1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
1 teaspoon cinnamon powder


Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter or line one 9 inch pan with aluminum foil and sprinkle with olive oil to prevent sticking. In a bowl, mix the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.  In a large bowl, mix the vegetable oil, brown sugar, vanilla extract and eggs.  In a small glass, mix the milk and micro-ground coffee until dissolved (you may need to microwave it for a bit). Add the coffee mixture to the vegetable oil mixture, alternating this and the dry ingredients until thoroughly blended. Fold in the chocolate chips until evenly mixed. Pour this batter into the greased pan. Mix the brown sugar, chopped nuts and cinnamon together and sprinkle over the batter. Bake for 45-50 minutes. Enjoy!