Goldmans Coffee Cake Recipes

GOLDMAN'S COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees; lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• In large bowl, beat cake mix, eggs, oil and sour cream at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth.
• Spread half of cake mixture in bottom of pan.
• In small bowl, combine brown sugar and cinnamon.
• Sprinkle evenly over cake mixture in pan.
• Gently spread remaining cake mixture over brown sugar mixture.
• Bake for 35-45 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Let cool in pan for 5 minutes.
• In small bowl, whisk together confectioners' sugar, milk, vanilla and flavoring until smooth.
• Using a fork, pierce cake at 1-inch intervals.
• Drizzle icing evenly over cake.
• Let icing harden for 20 minutes; cut into squares to serve.

AUNT ANNE'S COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan. Make the streusel topping: In a medium bowl, combine 1/4 cup flour, 2/3 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon. Cut in 1/4 cup butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine 2 cups flour, 3/4 cup sugar, baking powder and salt. Cut in 1/2 cup butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Crack an egg into a measuring cup and then fill add milk to make 1 cup. Stir in vanilla. Pour into crumb mixture and mix just until moistened. Spread into prepared pan. Sprinkle top with streusel.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool.

GRANDMA GORMAN'S CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour an 8- or 9-inch round baking pan.
• Melt the 4 tablespoons butter and the chocolate together in the top of a double boiler. Stir until smooth. Mix the flour, salt and baking soda together.
• Beat the egg and sugar together until the mixture is very light and falls in a ribbon when the beater is lifted. Stir in the melted butter and chocolate while they are still hot.
• Stir in the flour mixture alternately with the milk. Stir in the vanilla.
• Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and bake about 35 minutes, until the surface is slightly springy to the touch. Serve warm or cooled.