Christmas Morning Coffee Cake Recipes

TRADITIONAL COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Dissolve yeast in 1/2 cup lukewarm water.
• In a large bowl, slowly pour hot milk into the eggs, whisking constantly. Stir in 1/2 cup sugar and salt. Mix in 1/2 cup melted butter. When mixture is room temperature, pour in the dissolved yeast. Add the flour and mix well.
• Turn dough out on floured board. Knead until smooth, about 10 to 15 minutes. Place in greased bowl, and cover. Let rise in warm place until double in volume, about 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Punch dough down. Turn over, and let rise again for 45 minutes.
• In a small bowl, combine 1 cup sugar and 3 tablespoons ground cinnamon. Form dough into walnut-sized balls. Dip each ball in melted butter and roll it in cinnamon sugar. Pile loosely into a 10-inch Bundt pan. Cover and let rise again until double in volume, about 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Reduce temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C), and continue baking until golden brown, about 30 minutes more.

CHRISTMAS MORNING COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 °F. Combine flour, sugar, salt and baking powder. Use a whisk to ensure there are no lumps.
• Remove a 1/2 cup of the flour mixture and set aside.
• Then if you have a food processor, place your pastry blender and "cut in" the shortening until the flour mixture is combined. If you do not have a food processor use a standard mixer or good ole' fashion elbow grease.
• Add milk and beaten egg into flour mixture.
• Place into a 8×8 pan. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup of the reserved flour mixture on top of the batter.
• Sprinkle with cinnamon.
• Bake for 25 minutes.

CHRISTMAS MORNING COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the baking mix, sugar, cinnamon and allspice. Combine the eggs, bananas, milk and vanilla; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Pour into a greased 9-in. square baking pan. , Place the cranberry sauce in a bowl; stir. Spread over batter. Combine topping ingredients; sprinkle over cranberry sauce. Bake at 400° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove to a wire rack.

CHRISTMAS MORNING COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Grease bundt or tube pan and fill around the stem with one layer of rolls.
• Sprinkle with 1/2 brown sugar, pudding powder mix, cinnamon, and nuts.
• Pour 1/2 melted butter over all.
• Repeat the process.
• Place a plate upside down over the pan.
• Let rise overnight or until rolls fill pan.
• Bake 350°F for 35 minutes.

CHRISTMAS COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the first five ingredients; mix well. Set aside. Drain cherries on paper towels. In a bowl, cream shortening and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla; mix well. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream. Fold in cherries., Pour half of the batter into a greased 9-in. springform pan; sprinkle with half of the pecan mixture. Top with remaining batter and pecan mixture. Bake at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen. Remove sides of pan just before serving.