Friday, April 1, 2011

Secret Family Recipe


I'm sure that every family has a recipe that has been passed down from generation to generation. In fact, those are some of my favorite recipes, where you don't know how long it's been in the family, but you know that it's always been there. Well, today happens to be my Great Grandmother's birthday and in her honor, I wanted to post the wonderful secret family recipe of her Coffee Cake. Of course, I am totally biased, but in my opinion, this is the best coffee cake I have ever tasted. Not to mention the amazing smell it brings to a home and the way it just makes you feel. I can't say that I've tried any other coffee cake recipe to make, so I can't really compare to to much, but I hope you will enjoy it as much as I do!

Recipe:
Gramma Wyatt's Coffee Cake

Preheat oven to 325. Grease and flour a 13x9 pan

In a separate bowl set aside 1/2 cup sugar, 2 tblspns cinnamon and 3/4 cup crushed walnuts (optional)

Ingredients:
1 box yellow cake mix
1 large box or 2 small instant vanilla pudding
1 tsp imitation vanilla
4 eggs
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 cup water

Beat for 10 minutes with mixer, the batter will be thick. Pour 1/2 of the batter into the greased and floured cake pan, add 1/2 of the sugar/cinnamon using a teaspoon and stagger piles then use the other end of the spoon and swirl into the mixture. Pour the other half of batter and repeat. Sprinkle unused and/or extra cinnamon on top and bake at 325 for 55 min. Cake should stand in pan for about 30 mins before serving, but is always amazing when you eat it warm!

Here is what it should look like:

1 comment:

  1. Making it now! I'll let you know how it turns out! Thanks for sharing your grandma's recipe! :)

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