Recipe|Cake|Cinnamon Coffee Bundt Cake

 

Cinnamon Coffee Cake

Cinnamon Coffee Cake

Summary

This is an easy to make, and delicious cake. Serve Christmas morning or anytime as a breakfast cake with your coffee or tea.

Ingredients

1  cup butter, softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
1 cup sour cream
1 tsp. baking soda
2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt

Streusel Topping:

½ cup walnuts, finely chopped
1 cup brown sugar
1 tbsp. cinnamon
3 tbsp. unbleached all-purpose flour
4 tbsp. softened butter

Directions 

Cinnamon Coffee Bundt Cake

Cinnamon Coffee Bundt Cake

Put all streusel ingredients in a bowl and mix; set aside.
In large mixing bowl blend butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs slowly, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla extract. In a separate bowl, combine sour cream and baking soda. In a third bowl add sifted flour, baking powder and salt. Beat flour mixture into butter – egg mixture alternating with sour cream. Spoon one-third of the batter into an oiled and floured Bundt pan. Sprinkle one-third of the streusel over batter. Cover with another third of batter and sprinkle with another third of streusel and over that, cover with remaining batter and sprinkle with remaining streusel.
Bake in 350° F oven for 40-50 minutes or until a knife or wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean. When done, sit on cooling rack for ten minutes. Turn cake out on a platter and sift confectioners’ sugar on the top.
*Do not substitute milk soured by vinegar for sour cream as the consistency will not be the same.
© 2006 Virginia Wright. All Rights Reserved Worldwide.

Recipe | Cake | Wicked Good Whoopie Pies

Whoopie Pie

Wicked Good Whoopie Pies

Summary: Ayuh, Another Good Old Fashioned Recipe…Whoopie Pies, are one of my family’s favorite desserts, one that they ALWAYS ask me to bake whenever we all get together! Whoopie Pies are easy to make, just time consuming– so set aside a whole afternoon for making this Old Fashioned New England Treat!

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 c. butter
  • 3 c. w. granulated sugar
  • 6 eggs
  • 1 c. dark baking cocoa
  • 7 c. +/- unbleached all purpose flour
  • 3 tsp. baking powder
  • 3 tsp. baking soda
  • 2 tbsp. pure vanilla
  • 3 c. milk – 3 tbsp.
  • 1 1/2 tsp. salt (optional)
Baking Whoopie Pies

Baking Whoopie Pies

Milk – Filling #1:

  • 6 c. powdered (confectioner’s) sugar
  • 3 sticks butter
  • 3 tsp. pure vanilla extract
  • 1/4 – 1 c. milk (depends on desired consistency)

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Egg Whites – Filling #2

  • 3 sticks butter
  • 6 c. powdered (confectioner’s) sugar
  • 6 egg whites
  • 6 tsp. pure vanilla extract
  • Pinch of salt

Instructions

  1. In large mixing bowl cream butter, sugar and eggs

    Testing Whoopie Pies

    Testing Whoopie Pies

  2. . In separate bowl mix cocoa, flour, baking powder, and baking soda.
  3. Add flour mixture two cups at time. After each flour addition add 1 cup of milk. Batter will be thick.
  4. Line a baking sheet with Parchment paper and spoon a heaping tbsp. of batter on the baking sheet, spacing your whoopie pie batter 2 inches apart.
  5. Bake in preheated 375 F degree oven for ten minutes.
  6. Test Whoopie Pie with wooden toothpick in the center, if it comes out clean– it’s probably done.
  7. Take out of oven and let cool on baking sheet before removing to cooling rack.
  8.  Frost one side of a whoopie and put cover on.
  9.  Wrap in wax paper, then plastic wrap or put in a sandwich bag.

 Milk – Filling #1 Instructions:

  1. In a large bowl, beat butter, sugar, and milk; stir in the vanilla extract and continue mixing until well blended.

Egg Whites -Filling #2 Instructions:

  1. In a large bowl, beat butter, sugar, salt, and egg whites; stir in the vanilla extract and continue mixing until well blended.

Cooking time: 10 minute(s)

My rating 5 stars:  ★★★★★ 1 review(s)

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-Virginia Wright

Author, Food Writer, Recipe Developer, Foodie & Queen of Recipe Adaptation

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© 2012 Virginia Wright. All Rights Reserved Worldwide.

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Recipes @ The Recipe Corner

I’m so excited how the recipe corner is starting to shape up! It was suggested by fans that I start posting recipes on my writing blog instead of only on social media sites. Based on the requests, I am going to post recipes in a new section here on my blog, that I refer to as the recipe corner.                                                              (https://virginiawright.com/blog/recipes)

If you have a “Tried and True” recipe you would like to have posted at the recipe corner, send in the recipe to [info] [at] virginiawright [dot] com. In the subject area type: Recipe Submission. Please include your full name and the state you are from along with your recipe, adding that you give permission to post your recipe. All recipes are reviewed for consideration, and if your recipe is chosen, you will be notified when it is in the queue for posting.

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Check out my cookbook Ayuh, Another Downeast Cookbook: Recipes From Maine

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Recipe|Cake|Cranberry Nut Cake

Cranberry Nut Cake

Summary

This “Cranberry Nut Cake” is slightly dry with a texture much like a pound cake. It is a bit tangy with four cups of fresh cranberries. This Cranberry Nut Cake is just right, and delicious with coffee on Christmas morning!

Ingredients

4 cups self-rise flour

2 cups granulated sugar

4 tbsp butter, melted

2 large eggs

1 cup natural Orange juice

12 oz. bag fresh cranberries (about four cups) halved

1 3/4 cups chopped walnuts

Topping:

1/4 cup brown sugar

2 tbsp butter

2 tsp cinnamon

Directions

Prepare bundt pan by greasing with butter and flour. Mix topping and sprinkle in bottom of prepared pan. Then mix flour, sugar, butter, eggs, and orange juice until well blended– fold in cranberries and walnuts. Pour batter in prepared pan and bake in 350 degree oven for 55 min. or until knife inserted in cake comes out clean.

© 2005 Virginia Wright. All Rights Reserved Worldwide.