Coffee Break Cake
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2 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup margarine (1 1/2 sticks)
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2 Tbsp ground cinnamon
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2 1/4 quarts cake flour (9 cups)
3 Tbsp baking powder
1/2 cup nonfat dry milk
1 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1 1/2 tsp salt
2 1/2 cup washed and drained raisins
2 cup chopped nuts
1 1/4 cup shortening
3 1/2 cup sugar
1 cup eggs (about 5 medium)
1 Tbsp vanilla
2 cup water
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Lightly grease a 18 x 26 sheet pan or use four 9 x 13 pans
Combine sugar, margarine, 1/2 c. flour, and cinnamon together
to form a coarse
crumb, set this topping aside.
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Place flour, baking powder, dry milk, nutmeg, and salt in mixer
bowl, mix well to combine
Add raisins and nuts to flour mixture. Stir in well to coat.
Cream shortening and sugar together until fluffy. Add
eggs and vanilla. Beat
1 minute at medium speed. Add all of the flour mixture and then
all of the
water to the creamed mixture. Mix at low speed only until
flour is moistened.
Spread batter in lightly greased pan. Spread crumb topping on batter
pressing lightly into batter.
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Bake at 375 deg. for 30 to 35 minutes or until lightly browned
and the center springs
back when touched. Serve warm with coffee of course! Serves
50
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(NOTE: if flour mixture is over mixed cake will be tough)
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