Blueberry-Lemon Coffee Cake

Ky's pick of the day! Blueberry-Lemon coffee cake yummm yummm

Blueberries and lemon are a natural match, and they come together nicely in this fruit-filled snack cake. Almond paste, a sweet mixture of ground almonds and sugar, contributes a mildly nutty flavor and moist texture. Almond paste is found in the baking section of the grocery store. (Don't substitute marzipan, which is sweeter and has a smoother texture.) If it is hard, soften it by microwaving at HIGH 10 to 15 seconds.

Yield: 12 servings (serving size: 1 piece)

Ingredients

• CAKE:
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup almond paste
• 2 tablespoons chilled butter, cut into small pieces
• 1 large egg
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 3/4 cup fat-free milk
• 1 1/2 cups blueberries
• 2 teaspoons grated lemon rind
• Cooking spray
• 
  TOPPING:
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons sliced almonds, chopped
• 1 1/2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350°.

To prepare cake, lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups, and level with a knife. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a small bowl, stirring with a whisk.

Place 1/2 cup sugar, almond paste, and 2 tablespoons butter in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended. Add egg and lemon juice, beating well. Add flour mixture and fat-free milk alternately to sugar mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Fold in blueberries and rind. Spoon batter into a 9-inch square baking pan coated with cooking spray.

To prepare topping, combine 1/4 cup sugar and remaining ingredients in a small bowl, tossing with a fork until moist. Sprinkle topping evenly over batter. Bake at 350° for 35 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

196 (30% from fat)

Fat:

6.5g (sat 2.1g,mono 3.2g,poly 0.8g)

Protein:

3.8g

Carbohydrate:

31.6g

Fiber:

1.4g

Cholesterol:

27mg

Iron:

1.2mg

Sodium:

243mg

Calcium:

82mg

Thanks to My Recipes for the recipe and picture!!!

Chocolate Cake

Chocolate Cake

Mix in saucepan

• 3 tbsp cocoa
  
• 1 egg yolk
• 1/2 cup milk
  

• Cook, med heat, until like custard, cool slightly

Add the following;

• 3 tbsp shortening
  
• 1 cup sugar
  
• 1/2 cup milk
  
• 1 tsp vanilla
• sift together & add the following;
• 1/2 cup flour
  
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
  

Beat well & bake in "8x8" pan for 25-30 minute in preheated 375* oven

This is a recipe that my grandmother use to make.

Wacky Cake

Wacky Cake

- Bakes at 350*
- Need: 8x8 Cake Pan

• 1 1/2 cups flour
  
• 1 cup sugar
  
• 3 heaping tbsp baking cocoa
  
• 1/2 tsp salt
  
• 1 scant tsp baking soda
  

- Sift all of these ingredients into an ungreased 8x8 cake pan, make 3 wells(indentations with spoon) in sifted ingredients.
- In one put 5tbsp oil
- In another 1 tsp vanilla
- Into third 1tbsp white vinegar
- Pour 1 cup cold water over all ingredients
- Mix well with a fork
- Bake in 350* oven, about 30 minutes

[Yes! This Does Not Take Any Eggs!!]

AppleSauce Cake

This is a recipe for AppleSauce Cake that my mom recently gave too me, it's the one my grandma use to make. Pre-heat your oven to 350* for this cake and you'll need a bundt pan to bake it in.

AppleSauce Cake

• 1/2 cup Butter or margarine, softened
• 1 cup sugar
  
• 1 cup applesauce
  
• 1 cup raisins
  
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts, optional
  
• 1/2 cup each green & red cherries (These are sold in jars, can use one color too)
• 1/2 cup flour
  
• 1/4 tsp ground gloves
• 1 tsp cinnamon
  
• 1/4 tsp salt
  
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp baking powder

- Set aside a few cherry halves for top
- Mix all ingredients together
- Pour into greased & floured bundt pan
- Place cherries on top, bake in pre heated 350* oven for one hour

Enjoy!! I can't find a picture of this one, but if I do I'll add it to this posting.

Monkey Bread

*Oven at 350
*Need a bunt pan

• 3 tubes buttermilk biscuits
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 cup brown sugar (lite or dark)
• 1 stick butter

Cut each biscuit into quarters. In baggy add all dry ingredients. Shake and coat each piece.Don't put too many at once, or they'll stick together. After all are coated, put all in bag to make them stick together. Throw pieces into ungreased bunt pan. DO NOT arrange. Add melted butter over top evenly.
Bake at 350 for 30min. Flip put of pan immediately.

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Zucchini Cake

*Oven at 350

• 3 eggs
• 1 cup veggie oil
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 cups zucchini (shredded)
• 3 tsp vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 3 tsp cinnamon
• 1 1/2 cups chopped walnuts (optional)

Mix all ingredients, zucchini last. Pour into greased 13x9in glass/metal pan at 350 for 30-35min.

Cream Cheese Frosting

• 1 pkg cream cheese
• 1/2 stick butter
• 3/4-1/2 cup confection sugar (powdered sugar)
• 1 tsp vanilla
• Blend to creamy desire.