Sunrise Coffee Cake Recipes

SUNDAY MORNING COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Beat butter, sugar and salt in a small bowl until crumbly. Add the egg, milk and vanilla; mix well. Combine flour and baking powder; add to butter mixture. Transfer to a greased 8-in. square baking dish., For topping, in a small bowl, combine the sugar, flour and cinnamon; cut in butter until mixture is crumbly. Sprinkle over batter., Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Serve warm if desired.

SOUR CREAM COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan.
• Cream the butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment for 4 to 5 minutes, until light. Add the eggs 1 at a time, then add the vanilla and sour cream. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. With the mixer on low, add the flour mixture to the batter until just combined. Finish stirring with a spatula to be sure the batter is completely mixed.
• For the streusel, place the brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, salt, and butter in a bowl and pinch together with your fingers until it forms a crumble. Mix in the walnuts, if desired.
• Spoon half the batter into the pan and spread it out with a knife. Sprinkle with 3/4 cup streusel. Spoon the rest of the batter in the pan, spread it out, and scatter the remaining streusel on top. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes, until a cake tester comes out clean.
• Let cool on a wire rack for at least 30 minutes. Carefully transfer the cake, streusel side up, onto a serving plate. Whisk the confectioners' sugar and maple syrup together, adding a few drops of water if necessary, to make the glaze runny. Drizzle as much as you like over the cake with a fork or spoon.

SUNSHINE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour 9-inch pie plate.
• Whisk eggs, granulated sugar, almond extract, and salt in a large bowl until frothy and pale, about 30 seconds. Add 1/2 cup butter and 1/2 cup flour and stir until incorporated. Pour into prepared pie plate. Top with almonds and pearl sugar, if using.
• Bake cake until top is golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 20-25 minutes. Transfer pan to a wire rack and let cake cool slightly before serving.
• Do ahead:
• Cake can be made 1 day ahead; store tightly wrapped at room temperature.

SUNRISE SURPRISE COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Mix all dry ingredients (except nuts) together in a ziplock bag. Label bag.
• Mix all wet ingredients together and seal in a watertight container. Keep in cooler until ready to use. Label container.
• At campsite: Line sides and bottom of a dutch oven with greased heavy-duty aluminum foil. **I like to purchase the pre-formed dutch oven liners at the camping supply store**.
• Preheat oven using 8 coals underneath and 17 briquettes on the lid.
• In a medium-size bowl, mix bag of dry ingredients with container of wet ingredients.
• Remove oven from heat and pour coffee cake batter into the oven, spreading evenly over the foil on bottom.
• Sprinkle the nuts over top of batter.
• Return oven to the original set of coals and bake for 30 minutes.

PEACH COFFEE CAKE II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch baking pan.
• In a large bowl, cream together 1 cup sugar and 1/2 cup butter. Beat in sour cream, vanilla, and eggs. Mix in flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Spread 1/2 the batter into the baking pan. Layer with peaches, and top with remaining batter.
• In a small bowl, mix 1/4 cup flour, 1/4 cup sugar, pecans, and cinnamon. Cut in cold butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle evenly over the batter.
• Bake 45 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.

SUNRISE COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Nut Topping: Mix Topping ingredients together; set aside. Coffee Cake: Cream margarine, sugar, and vanilla. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time. Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Stir alternately with sour cream and orange juice. Fold in orange rind. Spoon half of batter into greased 9-inch-square pan. Top with half of Nut Topping. Repeat layer. Bake at 375° for 40 minutes or until done.