Apron Strings to Diamond Rings: Coffee Cake with Streusel Topping

Sunday, October 9, 2011

Coffee Cake with Streusel Topping

This is a great, quick coffee cake to make for any morning. It takes 35 minutes to bake, and in that time you can do so many thing! Get the kids up, take a shower, make the bed, clean the house, read the news paper, take a nap... I love this recipe, from The Joy Of Cooking and make it a few times a month. I hope you enjoy it!

Preheat oven 350˙.

Combine in Medium bowl: (Dry ingredients)
2 c sifted Flour (you don't have to sift it, but if you do it's lighter)
2/3 c sugar
3/4 tsp baking powder
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp cinnamon

Combine in Large Bowl: (Wet ingredients)
1/2 c vegetable oil
1 beaten egg
1/2 c yogurt (I used greek)
1/3 c light corn syrup
3/4 c raisin (optional), also try apples

Blend Dry into Wet

Pour into greased 8x8 pan

Streusel Topping:
2T Flour
2T Butter
5T Sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon

Sprinkle topping on batter

Bake for 35 minutes

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How I Started Cooking

I am no professional chef, nor have I even taken professional cooking or baking classes. I create my dishes from the heart, reading and researching a combination of recipes, putting that knowledge to use and either developing my own recipe or amending one I have read. My love for working in the kitchen began when I was very little, watching my mom bake and cook. In high school I received the opportunity to take two semesters of cooking classes with a wonderful teacher. She is the woman who taught me how to make chicken broth from scratch, properly measure flour and most importantly, read every recipe at least once through before beginning. This is not to say that my mother didn't have a substantial role in my quest to conquer the kitchen. My mother is the one who let me go wild in the kitchen, throwing random ingredients from the pantry into a bowl just to call it 'peanut butter cookies' because they contained peanut butter. That was when I learned that if it contains flour, it most likely has to be baked. Thanks Mom!