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Do you have a favorite meal of the year? Maybe it’s Thanksgiving dinner with all the fixings? A special New Years Day menu? I’ve been saying for years that our Christmas brunch is my favorite meal of the year, but I realized recently that it may be tied with our Mother’s Day brunch.
Notice a theme? This girl likes brunch.
Coffee Cake Anytime
This easy coffee cake is equally yummy no matter when you eat it. The rich, buttery cake studded with sweet-tart cherries is a real treat anytime.
I made it recently to bring to a ladies group at church, but it has been on our family brunch menu more than once. It’s really perfection when served with a cup of coffee.
Spread 2/3 of the easy batter into your pan and top with cherries (or whatever pie filling you love) then dot the rest of the batter on top.
Frost with an easy powdered sugar icing while it’s still warm and let it cool before you dig in.
Are you a brunch lover too?
Here’s the recipe, Scarlett: 🙂
Sweet and Buttery Cherry Coffee Cake
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 3/4 cup sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 3 cups flour
- 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- pinch salt
- 1 can (20 oz) Cherry (or other) pie filling
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 4-6 Tablespoons milk
- 1/2 tsp almond extract (optional)
Instructions
- Cream butter and sugar well
- Add eggs one at a time
- Add vanilla
- Add flour, baking powder and salt and mix just until combined
- Spread 2/3 of the batter in a greased 9x13 pan
- Spread pie filling over batter
- Drop remaining batter by spoonfuls over pie filling and spread gently
- Bake at 350 for 40-45 minutes
- Meanwhile combine powdered sugar and enough milk to make a drizzle-able icing, adding almond extract if desired
- Drizzle over top of warm cake
This recipe, like all my recipes, is shared in the Meal Plan Monday link up. You can find the link in my sidebar – or right here!
Thank you! Well received at bible study. I used 1/4 cup less sugar in cake and made a very small amount of icing to drizzle lightly.
Oh I’m so happy! Thank you for letting me know!