Quick Coffeee Cake

Here is the first Thursday recipe...Quick Coffee Cake.....this recipe has variations to make what you want in a coffee cake.

Quick Coffee Cake
Mrs. Ralph Bogard

2 1/4 cups flour, sifted
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon flavoring ( such as vanilla)
1 cup milk or 1 cup fruit juice and milk combined
1/2 cups shortening, soft
2 eggs

Mix by hand. Combine flour, sugar , baking powder, salt and flavoring. Pour milk or milk combination into flour mixture and stir until well blended. Add shortening and stir again. Add eggs and mix well. Pour into greased 9 x 12 x 2-inch pan or 2 smaller pans.


VARIATIONS

Arrange pineapple slices , well drained in bottom of pan. Line with wax paper if it is turned upside down. Pour batter over slices and bake.

Pour batter over prepared fruit pie mix and bake.

Alternate layers of batter with layers of cinnamon and sugar and bake.

Add drained blueberries to batter and bake.

Sprinkle streusel or , mixture of cinnamon and sugar on top before baking.

Spread heavy coating of butter o margarine over bottom of pan. Cover this with coconut and white of brown sugar to cover coconut. Pour batter over this and bake.

( If batter is combined and mixed in same manner in electric mixer and cake flour is substituted for regular flour, the batter can be used as a cake. Mixing makes the difference in texture.)