Strawberry Coffee Cake

This is a family favorite that I created in high school.  Mom always had frozen strawberries in the freezer for winter fruit pies so occasionally I'd snag a bag and make this recipe.  

Ingredients:

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 6 Tablespoons butter
• 1 cup milk
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup strawberries, cut in quarters, thawed if frozen, also works great with fresh 

Topping:

• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup flour
• 2 Tablespoons butter
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Mix flour through butter with a mixer or fork until it is crumbly.  Mix milk, vanilla and egg in a separate bowl and then add to the mixer for 1-2 minutes until well blended.  Add strawberries and mix with a spoon, very gently so they do not break down.  I've tried using the mixer and it turns the entire dough pink and you don't get chunks of strawberry which I think are important to the taste.

Prepare coffee cake pan with shortening and add the mixture.

Put all topping ingredients into a food processor and pulse until crumbly, or use a fork to crumble, then spread evenly over the top of the coffee cake.

Bake at 350 for 45 minutes.