Sharons Coffee Cake Recipes

SHARI'S STREUSEL COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch baking pan.
• Cream together the white sugar and shortening. Beat in eggs one at a time. Stir in half and half. In a separate bowl, sift together 1 1/2 cups flour, baking powder and salt. Stir flour mixture into cream/egg mixture.
• In a small bowl, stir together brown sugar, 2 tablespoons flour, cinnamon and walnuts. Stir in melted butter.
• Spread half of the cake batter in bottom of prepared pan. Sprinkle half of the streusel mixture over the batter. Spread the other half of the batter over the streusel mixture and top off with the rest of the streusel mixture.
• Bake in preheated oven for 25 to 35 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of the cake comes out clean.

SHARON'S JAMAICAN FRUIT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour 2 - 9 inch round cake pans.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, then add rum, lime juice, vanilla, almond extract, and lime zest. Stir in mixed fruit, wine, and molasses. Sift together flour, baking powder, nutmeg, allspice, cinnamon, and salt. Fold into batter, being careful not to over-mix. Pour into prepared pans.
• Bake in preheated oven for 80 to 90 minutes, or until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.

SHARON'S JAMAICAN FRUIT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour 2 - 9 inch round cake pans.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, then add rum, lime juice, vanilla, almond extract, and lime zest. Stir in mixed fruit, wine, and molasses. Sift together flour, baking powder, nutmeg, allspice, cinnamon, and salt. Fold into batter, being careful not to over-mix. Pour into prepared pans.
• Bake in preheated oven for 80 to 90 minutes, or until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.

SHANNA'S COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Mix all cake ingredients together.
• Put 1/2 of the batter in a greased 9 x 13 pan.
• Mix topping ingredients together, and sprinkle 1/2 on top of them over batter.
• Dot the top with remaining batter and then sprinkle other 1/2 of topping mixture.
• Bake 350° for 30 minutes or till golden brown.

CRAZY GOOD COWBOY COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Mix flour, sugar, salt and shortening until crumbly.
• Reserve l/2 cup.
• To remaining crumbs add baking powder, soda, and spices.
• Mix well.
• Add milk and eggs.
• Mix well.
• Pour into a 9 x 13 greased and floured pan.
• Top with reserved crumbs.
• Bake at 375 for 25 to 30 minutes.

MAKEOVER MAPLE COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until crumbly, about 2 minutes. Add eggs; mix well. Beat in milk and applesauce (mixture may appear curdled). Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda; add to butter mixture just until moistened. Spread half of the batter into a 13x9-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray., Combine filling ingredients; sprinkle half of filling over the batter. Gently top with remaining batter and filling. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack., Combine icing ingredients until smooth; drizzle over coffee cake.