Gramma's Coffee Cake

Added: April 25, 2008

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Gramma used this easy to make coffee cake recipe for visits from the reverend back in 19th century Missouri. I'm sure my mother updated it with ingredients that were easier to get at the local grocery! This was traced back to 1860, the original is too soiled to read anymore.

Shared by 1st_patrick,
South Carolina

Ingredients

  • 2 C. brown sugar
  • 2 1/2 C. cake flour
  • 1 tsp. nutmeg
  • 3/4 C. salad oil
  • 1 C. soured milk (see directions below)
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1 egg
  • cinnamon (sprinkle)

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix together brown sugar, cake flour and nutmeg. Set aside 1 C. of mixture for topping. Add remaining ingredients (except cinnamon) and mix well. Pour into a well greased and floured 8-inch square cake pan. Sprinkle topping over mixture, and sprinkle lightly with cinnamon, pressing lightly the topping into the mixture. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until a knife comes out clean (high altitude: 375 degrees for 35-40 minutes).To make soured milk: Take  1 C. less 2 Tbs. milk and add 2 Tbs. vinegar to make the cup needed. 

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  • Thank you for sharing the recipe and memories of your grand mom. I do that for buttermilk myself too. This recipe is a keeper for me, very good and so easy as well. Thank your mom as well.

    Flag as inappropriate Sheryll_Rufus  |  February 25, 2010

  • When a recipe asked for buttermilk and you have none - you can add the 2 tbls vinegar to cup of milk to suffice. No one can tell the difference.

    Flag as inappropriate uglo  |  February 7, 2009

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