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Coffee Cake
With tons of yummy desserts that can be made it's always a hard choice of what to make. Usually it depends on if it's just for your family or if its for bigger group. One choice that always seems to go over well with people is a coffee cake. This dish can be prepared quickly and usually gets high ratings at any gatherings, parties and other types of functions. You can search most cook books for a great recipe or even by searching online. There are tons of sites that are dedicated just to desserts. Including preparation time and everything involved in making a coffee cake it usually only takes 30 minutes.
I will list one of my favorite recipes.
INGREDIENTS:
1/3 cup milk
1 egg
1/4 tsp vanilla
3 tbs butter, melted
1/3 cup brown sugar
3 tbs flour
1/3 tsp cinnamon
1 1/3 cups flour
1 1/3 tsp baking powder
7 tbs white sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 cup shortening
PREPARATION:
Preheat oven to 420F. In a large mixing bowl, combine a large portion of baking powder, sugar, flour and salt. Cut the shortening to dime size pieces. Then in another bowl beat the egg and then stir in the vanilla and milk. Add egg and flour mixtures together. Then stir until its completely mixed. Using a greased 9-inch cake pan its time to pour in the batter. For the topping, mix the brown sugar, cinnamon and last bit of flour. Sprinkle on top. Bake for 20 minutes.
There are different types of coffee cake that you can make. One of the popular ones is cinnamon coffee cake. Other types are Banana Coffee Cake, Jamaican Coffee Cake, Apple Coffee Cake and several other kinds. You can find coffee cakes at most cafes, delis and bakerys. The most common items found in coffee cakes are nuts, cinnamon, and different kinds of fruit. some people choose to have their cake served with coffee or prefer to have it served in the morning for breakfast.
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