Or at least I'm guessing that this is great-grandma's coffee cake. I found this in a cookie-dough splattered recipe book that my mom received when she married my dad. The book has several handwritten recipes from my grandma and possibly my great-grandma, who passsed away before I was born.
My mom told me that one of my great-grandmothers used to make coffee cake every morning. Every morning! Well, there were two handwritten coffee cake recipes in her book, so I just picked the one that appealed to me.
My husband gave this recipe a thumbs-up. I hope you enjoy it, too. I may not have time to make this every morning, but I imagine I'll be making this coffee cake again soon.
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Quick Coffee Cake
- 1/2 C. shortening
- 2 C. sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 4 eggs, beaten
- 3 C. flour
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 C. milk
Filling:
- 1 C. brown sugar
- 2 tsp. butter
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- 1 C. nuts, chopped
This is such a heady experience to be cooking from your great grandmother's recipes; I am surprised they were already using sugar; in Lebanon in these days, they used grape molasses.
ReplyDeleteI couldn't believe how much sugar this recipe calls for. And 4 eggs! I think if I make this again I'll cut back on both. I've heard that a lot of old recipes have more sugar than is actually needed to maintain the sweetness. I've never heard of grape molasses, but it sounds wonderful. Wonder if I could find it in a store around here? There are some great international grocery stores in Des Moines.
ReplyDeleteThis looks like a good old-fashioned coffee cake. I am sure it's delicious.
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