Thursday, December 02, 2010

GRANDMA'S COFFEE CAKE


My 94 yr old Grandmother is my idol! My mother made her coffee cake recipe over Thanksgiving and it was DElish!

The kids couldn't resist helping.

Grandma’s Coffee Cake

Topping:
1 c brn sugar
4T flour
4 tsp cinnamon
4T melted butter
1c chopped nuts


Sift together:

3 C flour
2 tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
1.5 C sugar

Cut into this: ½ C shortening until fine as cornmeal

To the flour mix add: 2 beaten eggs, 1C milk, 2tsp vanilla

Beat until dough is smooth

Pour ½ of dough into greased 9 x13 pan.

Sprinkle ½ topping. Pour rest of dough. Then topping

Cover with wax paper and put in fridge.

Bake 375 25-30 minutes



2 comments:

Josie said...

This looks delicious! My grandma also had a coffeecake recipe that I swear is the most delicious thing in the world -- perfect for brunch!
xo Josie
http://winksmilestyle.blogspot.com

bestie said...

It was delicious! Even more so bc I didn't have to make it ;)

Happy Holidays!