"NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS" COFFEE CAKE

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This is a great Christmas or Easter morning coffee cake. You have a fresh baked cake with your coffee and your house smells great. Hope you enjoy.

Provided by Linda Woodham

Categories     Other Breakfast

Time 1h

Number Of Ingredients 14

CAKE
1/2 c sugar
1/4 c butter
2 eggs beaten
1/2 c warm milk
1 pkg yeast (2 tbls. bulk yeast) desolved in 3 tbls. warm water
3 c flour
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
TOPPING
1 Tbsp cinnamon
4 Tbsp melted butter
2/3 c sugar
1/2 c nuts or maraschino cherries,candied red or green cherries

Steps:

  • 1. cream together sugar and butter
  • 2. add eggs,milk,yeast(with warm water),flour,salt,and vanilla
  • 3. beat all these ingredients togehter
  • 4. then set dough aside, covered with damp cloth,let rise, until double in size.
  • 5. when your dough has risen to double the size (this may take about 2 hours)put in 9x13-inch greased pan and spread with topping
  • 6. now place in cold oven and leave it over night to rise.
  • 7. the next morning turn oven on 350 degrees and bake 30 min.serve warm.
  • 8. TOPPING
  • 9. combine sugar,cinnamon,melted butter,and nuts or cherriers

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