Lazy Sunday Morning Coffee Cake Recipes

SUNDAY MORNING COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350* F. Grease an 8 inch square baking dish.
• In a small mixing bowl, beat butter, sugar, and salt until crumbly. Add egg, milk, and vanilla; mix well. Combine flour and baking powder; add to butter mixture. Pour into baking dish.
• To make topping, combine sugar, flour and cinnamon in a small bowl and cut the butter into the mixture until crumbly. Sprinkle over batter.
• Bake at 350* F for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minues. Serve warm or cooled as desired.

SUNDAY COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Grease/flour two 8-inch round pans or one 13x9 pan.
• (I use the 13x9 pan).
• In mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugar, and salt.
• Toss together.
• Then add the shortening.
• Using a fork or pastry blender, work shortening into the dry ingredients until the mixture is in fine crumbs.
• Scoop out 1/2 cup of the crumbs and set aside.
• This will be used as topping later.
• To the rest of the crumbs, add the baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
• Mix well.
• Add the buttermilk and eggs.
• Stir until blended.
• The batter should not be smooth.
• Spread the batter in prepared pan (s).
• Sprinkle batter with reserved crumbs.
• Bake at 375 for 25-30 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean.
• Serve warm from the pan.
• **Forthe buttermilk, I often use what milk I have on hand, with 1 TBSP vinegar added per cup of milk.

AUNT ANNE'S COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan. Make the streusel topping: In a medium bowl, combine 1/4 cup flour, 2/3 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon. Cut in 1/4 cup butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine 2 cups flour, 3/4 cup sugar, baking powder and salt. Cut in 1/2 cup butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Crack an egg into a measuring cup and then fill add milk to make 1 cup. Stir in vanilla. Pour into crumb mixture and mix just until moistened. Spread into prepared pan. Sprinkle top with streusel.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool.