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Grandma’s Cherry Coffee Cake

Written by Cassie · May 9, 2019 · This blog generates income via ads · This post may contain affiliate links

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A few months ago I was digging through my pantry looking for some inspiration.  A work potluck was coming up and I need what I call ‘a church lady’ recipe.  Something that is easy, fast, and with broad appeal.  The kinds of things that people bring to church potlucks or put in a Church cookbook.

I opened up a cabinet to dig one of those church cookbooks that I have been gifted by the older women in my life since I turned 16. That is when I spotted, high on the top shelf, the little plastic container where my mom kept her recipe cards.

It was stashed up there years ago when in a flurry of combining my kitchen gear with my mom’s I was jamming stuff in whatever corner or shelf would hold it.  I think I also put it on a shelf out of site because looking at her neat, tidy cursive brought tears to my eyes.

I pulled it out and started thumbing through the cards inside, about 10 cards in I came across the recipe for my Grandma Becker’s Cherry Coffee Cake.

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This coffee cake totally slipped my mind.

How this happened is beyond me, since Mom made it all the time and my younger sister, Stacy, was OBSESSED with it.

I did enjoy this coffee cake but I had a strong dislike of cherries so I would do the thing that annoying children do everywhere – pick them all out (and complain loudly while doing it).

But it was just the thing I was looking for: easy, fast, broad appeal.  And it didn’t any of those weird things you can sometimes find in old recipes.   Like the time I was looking through a cookbook from the 70s that had powdered MSG in the ingredient list.

It also helped that my dislike of cherries has softened over the years.

Grandma's Coffee Cake | CassieRauk.com
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Grandma’s Cherry Coffee Cake

This simple recipe for cherry coffee will be a hit with your family!
Prep Time15 mins
Cook Time30 mins
Total Time45 mins
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: coffee cake
Servings: 12

Ingredients

  • 4 eggs
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup canola oil (I use grapeseed)
  • 1 can cherry pie filling
  • 2 tbsp sugar (for topping)
  • 1 tsp cinnamon (for topping)

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350; Butter 9 x13 pan, set aside.
  • Place all ingredients (besides the pie filling) in the bowl of your mixer; beat until smooth.
  • Put about 3/4 of batter in the buttered pan. Spread evenly, using an offset spatula.
  • Spread the cherry pie filling on top of the batter. Place spoonfuls of the leftover batter on the pie filling. Spring the sugar and cinnamon mixture on top.
  • Place in the preheated oven, until set and a knife inserted in the center of the pan comes out clean.

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