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Duncan Hines Coffee Cake from 1948

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  • Servings: 14
  • Prep: 10m
  • Cook: 30m
    • The following recipe serves 14 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 cup white granulated sugar
  • 5 tablespoons butter
  • 1 egg, beaten well
  • 1/2 cup whole milk
  • 1/2 cup cream (I'm guessing heavy cream)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon alt
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • TOPPING
  • 1/3 cup white granulated sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 cup walnuts, ground
  • 1/4 cup cold butter, cut into snall cubes
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Cream together 1 cup of sugar with 5 Tbsp of butter. Beat egg and add to above. Combine milk, cream and vanilla; add in creamed mixture beat well. Sift together the flour, salt and baking powder. Add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and beat well.

  • Step 2: Pour mixture into a 9x13 inch shallow pan, about 1-inch deep. Sprinkle top with 1/3 cup of sugar, then sprinkle top with cinnamon and ground walnuts. Finally dot top with 1/4 cup butter. Bake in a 350 degree F oven for 30 minutes until it is done.

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