Mini Pecan Crumb Cakes

These tasty little coffee cakes are sure to become a household favorite" from great american home baking"

Preheat oven to 350.

Grease 12 standard size muffin pan cups or line with paper liners.

To prepare topping , mix together flour , brown sugar , nuts and cinnamon.

Using a pastry blender or 2 knives , cut butter into flour mixture until coarse crumbs form.

Set aside.

To prepare cakes , mix together flour , baking powder , salt , nutmeg , and allspice.

Mix together sugar , melted butter , vanilla , and eggs until blended.

Alternately stir flour mixture and milk into butter-egg mixture.

Spoon batter into prepared pan , filling cups two-thirds full.

Sprinkle topping over batter.

Press in slightly.

Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean , 20 to 25 minutes.

Transfer pan to a wire rack to cool slightly.

all-purpose flour, brown sugar, pecans, ground cinnamon, butter, baking powder, salt, ground nutmeg, ground allspice, sugar, eggs, vanilla, milk