Easy Coffee Cake
INGREDIENTS:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/3 cup shortening
1 beaten egg
1/2 cup buttermilk
Topping (below)
PREPARATION:
Sift together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and soda. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse meal. Combine egg and buttermilk; stir into the flour mixture. Spread into a greased and floured 8-inch round or square cake pan.
Sprinkle with topping and bake at 350° for 30 minutes.
Topping
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon
2 tablespoons melted butter
1/2 cup chopped pecans
Combine topping ingredients; sprinkle over coffee cake batter just before bakinghttp://southernfood.about.com/od/coffeec…
Streusel Coffee Cake
This is an easy streusel coffee cake, baked in a square or round layer-cake pan.
INGREDIENTS:
Topping:
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup sifted all-purpose flour (sift before measuring)
1/4 cup butter, room temperature
1 teaspoon cinnamon
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Cake:
1 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour (sift before measuring)
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 egg, beaten
3/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup melted butter
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
PREPARATION:
Topping. In small mixing bowl, combine topping ingredients. Blend with fork until crumbly. Set aside.
Sift 1 1/2 cups sifted flour with baking powder and salt into a bowl. In a medium bowl, beat together beaten egg and 3/4 cup sugar and 1/3 cup melted butter.
Add milk and vanilla. Stir in flour mixture and mix well.
Pour batter into a greased and floured 8-inch square or 9-inch layer-cake pan. Sprinkle topping crumb mixture evenly over batter. Bake at 375° for 25 to 30 minutes, or until cake tests done. Partially cool in pan on wire rack. Cut coffee cake into squares while still warm.http://southernfood.about.com/od/coffeec…