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Carolina Coffee Cake

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I woke up this morning craving coffee cake, so I grabbed the recipe for one I had been meaning to try for a few months. This fun-to-make coffee cake comes from my sister-in-law, Beth.  I admit that the name Carolina struck my fancy.  Anything with the word Carolina in it has to be good.  The children and I had a great time mixing this up for breakfast.


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Start by creaming the butter and sugar.


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My mixer is kaput, so I just went at this by hand with a wooden spoon.  Great upper arm workout.


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Mix in a couple eggs.  These are fresh from my friend Kim's chickens.
That part makes me smile every time.


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Next in goes the milk.  This milk is fresh from my friend Kim's cow.
Still smiling...


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Stir in self-rising flour and 1/3 cup chopped nuts.


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Spread into a greased and floured 10" iron skillet.  Now you can start putting together the topping.  Oops, minor set back.  I discovered I was out of brown sugar.  


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Not a problem, really. Did you know you can make your own brown sugar in a pinch by blending some white sugar with a few teaspoons of molasses?


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OK, now we can mix up the topping....butter, flour, cinnamon, and brown sugar.


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Sprinkle that all over the top.  Bake at 375 degrees for 35 minutes.


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Put your bowl lickers to work while you clean up.

Bowl licker #1 still in her jammies, complete with bed-head.
Bowl licker #2, all dressed and ready to get the most out of this day.


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All done!


Carolina Coffee Cake


  • 1/3 cup butter
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 1 3/4 cup self rising flour
  • 1/3 cup chopped nuts
        Topping:
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 3 tablespoons flour
Cream butter and sugar.  Add eggs and milk.  Stir well.  Stir in flour and nuts.  Spread batter in 10" greased, floured iron skillet.  Mix up topping in a separate bowl.  Sprinkle over the top of the cake batter.
Bake at 375 degrees for 35 minutes.  Cool a little before cutting.

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We enjoyed eating outside while the birds warbled wake-up melodies. There's nothing as lovely as an al fresco breakfast on a warm, spring morning.  

Have a beautiful weekend!


Love,




3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Grandma would make a coffee cake like that on a Sunday afternoon in Texas when I was growing up. We always had what she called "lunch" around 4 p.m. on Sunday. (Must be a Czech thing!) We always had a big Sunday dinner at noon, "lunch" at 4 p.m. but no evening meal. I guess it would be the equivalent of an English "High Tea" also.G~Mama

Abby St.Clair said...

Looks fantastic! Miss those kiddos and that pup.

My2Blessings said...

LOVE the make your own brown sugar tip. Didn't know it was possible!
Looks YUMMY :)