Grandma Carol's Favorite Coffee Cake

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 Cups Flour
• 2 1/2 Tsp. Baking Powder
• 3/4 Cup Sugar
• 1/4 Cup Oil
• 3/4 Tsp. Salt
• 3/4 Cup Milk
• 1 Egg
• 1/3 Cup Brown Sugar
• 1/2 Tsp. Cinnamon
• 1/4 Cup Flour
• 3 Tbps. Firm Butter

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 375.
• Mix flour, baking powder, sugar, oil, salt, milk, and egg until well combined.
• Pour into greased round cake pan.
• In small bowl, mix together brown sugar, cinnamon, 1/4 cup flour and butter until crumbly.
• Spread crumbly mixture over batter.
• Bake for 25 - 30 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.

Flaky Kringle (Excellent)

Grandma thought this recipe was most excellent, as the title indicates.  I remember having this as a kid and it was delicious, but it always seemed kind of difficult to make.

Ingredients:

• 2 Sticks Butter
• 2 Cups Flour
• 1 Cup Sour Cream
• 2 Egg Whites, Beaten
• 2 Cans Pie Filling (Cherry or Apple)

Directions:

• Mix together butter, flour, and sour cream to form a dough.
• Knead until well combined.
• Separate into four pieces and roll into balls.
• Wrap each ball in wax paper and refrigerate overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350.
• Roll out one ball of dough onto floured board until it is 8" x 16" in size.
• Brush dough with melted butter and then beaten egg whites.
• Spread pie filling in center of dough, sparingly.
• Fold both sides to center and roll ends to hold in filling.
• Brush top of dough with beaten egg whites.
• Bake at 350 for 35 minutes or until golden.
• Makes four kringles (you best have a lot of company coming over).

Coffee Cake

Ingredients:

• 3/4 Cup Butter
• 1 1/2 Cup Sugar
• 2 Cups All-Purpose Flour
• 2 Tsp. Baking Powder
• 2 Eggs
• 1 Tsp. Vanilla
• 3/4 Cup Milk

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Mix butter, sugar, flour, and baking powder together.
• Set aside one cup for topping.
• Add eggs, milk, and vanilla to remaining sugar mixture.
• Beat until well-combined.
• Pour into greased 13 x 9 pan.
• Sprinkle the topping over the batter.
• Bake for 25 - 30 minutes or until golden.