Title: Streusel caramel coffeecake
 Categories: Breakfast, Breads, Snacks
      Yield: 9 Servings
 
MMMMM---------------------------BATTER--------------------------------
    3/4 c  Sugar
    1/4 c  Butter
      1    Egg
    1/2 c  Milk
  1 1/2 c  Flour
      2 ts Baking powder
    1/2 ts Salt
      9    Caramels, kraft

MMMMM----------------------STREUSEL TOPPING---------------------------
      1 c  Brown sugar
    1/4 c  Flour
      2 ts Cinnamon
    1/2 c  Butter
      1 c  Chopped walnuts, optional
 
  Preheat oven to 350 deg f. Grease an 8" square pan. Unwrap caramels
  and warm them on a plate for five minutes in the oven. From the batter
  ingredients: Beat together the sugar, butter and egg. Stir in the
  milk. Sift the flour, baking powder and salt together. Blend with egg
  mixture. Spread 2/3 of the batter in prepared pan. One by One, pull
  the caramels into 4 " long ribbons and press them into the batter.
  Place them a regular intervals. Spread the remaining batter over the
  top. Mix together the streusel ingredients and sprinkle over the
  batter. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes or until a pick comes out clean.
  Cut and serve warm.