Thursday, January 26, 2012

tasty bites: coffee cake.

as is evident from the recipes i post, i love to bake. i like to cook as well but i love baking. this coffee cake is seriously the most amazing thing i've ever tasted. ok, that's extreme...but its definitely up there. i got the recipe from my cousin, heather. this cake has one ingredient that is on my list of things i will absolutely not eat...but this cake is so good that i don't even care.

ingredients:

-1 cup butter
-2 cups sugar
-2 eggs
-1 cup sour cream
-1/2 tsp. vanilla
-1/2 tsp. almond extract
-2 cups flour
-1 tsp. baking powder
-1/4 tsp. salt

-4 tbs. sugar
-3 tsp. cinnamon
(i really just made those measurements up...i just mix up cinnamon and sugar.)

directions:

-preheat oven to 350. cream butter and sugar. add eggs, one at a time, and beat with each addition.
-add sour cream, vanilla, and almond extract. beat well.
-combine flour, baking powder, and salt. add to mixture and mix.
-place 1/3 of the batter in a well greased bundt pan.
-sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar. cover with remaining batter. sprinkle more cinnamon and sugar on top.
-bake for about an hour.

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