Never Fail Coffee Cake Recipes

DANISH COFFEE CAKES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar and salt; cut in shortening until crumbly. Add the yeast mixture, milk and eggs; beat until smooth (dough will be soft). Do not knead. Cover and refrigerate overnight., For filling, in a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar and flour until smooth. Add egg, poppy seeds and extracts; mix until blended., Punch dough down. Turn onto a well-floured surface; divide into thirds. Return two portions to the refrigerator. Roll remaining portion into a 14x8-in. rectangle; place on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Spread a third of the filling down center of rectangle., On each long side, cut 3/4-in.-wide strips, about 2-1/4 in. into the center. Starting at one end, fold alternating strips at an angle across filling. Pinch ends to seal. Repeat with remaining dough and filling. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 45 minutes. Preheat oven to 350°. , Bake 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on pans on wire racks. Combine icing ingredients; drizzle over coffee cakes.

NEVER FAIL COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Mix flour, salt and sugar in a large mixing bowl.
• Add margarine and beat just until crumbly, like for pie crust.
• Dissolve yeast in warm water.
• Pour yeast and milk into flour mixture and mix, it will come together quite radidly.
• You can wrap in wax paper and put it in the refrigerator overnight or you can cut it in half and roll it out thin and fill with the"SOLO" filling, Fold front third to the center and then the back third over.
• Fold the ends over and pinch to seal.
• Place on cookie sheet and let rise for 30 min.
• It doesn't rise a lot.
• Bake at 325 degrees for about 30 min.
• Make a frosting with butter, powdered sugar, and milk.
• Can be frozen and frosted later if you wish.

NEVER-FAIL BUTTERMILK-CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10x15-inch baking pan.
• Combine flour, sugar, oil, buttermilk, cocoa, eggs, baking soda, vanilla extract, and salt in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Add boiling water and mix well. Pour into the prepared baking pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Increase oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and continue to bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 20 to 25 more minutes.

NEVER FAIL CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Put all ingredients in a bowl (don't mix till last item has been added).
• Pour into greased cake pan (can be made layer or sheet cake).
• Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes.
• When cooled spread with your favorite frosting.