The Queen Victoria Inn's Koffee Kuchen

KOFFEE KUCHEN
Yield: 8 servings

Kuchen
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
2 eggs, separated
1 1/2cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup milk

Topping
6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 teaspoon baking powder

Heat oven to 350°F. Butter 12x8-inch (2-quart) baking dish. In large bowl, beat sugar and 1/2 cup butter until well blended. Add egg yolks; beat well. Sift together 1 1/2 cups flour and 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; add to butter mixture alternately with milk. In small bowl, beat egg whites until stiff; fold gently into batter. Spread batter evenly in buttered dish.

In small bowl, combine all topping ingredients; mix until coarse crumbs form. Sprinkle evenly over batter. Bake at 350°F for 28 to 32 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cut into squares; serve warm. Source: The Queen Victoria Inn, Cape May, New York