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Grandma's Coffee Cake Recipe

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Category:
Category:
Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
CAKE
4 eggs
2 tsp Vanilla
2 cups Flour
2 tsps Baking Powder
1/2 tsp Salt
1 cup 2% Milk
1/4 cup Butter (cubed)
2 cups Sugar

TOPPING
1 and 1/2 cup Brown Sugar
3/4 cup Butter melted
1/2 cup Half & Half Cream
2 cups Sweetened Shredded Coconut
Directions:
Directions:
Cake
Beat eggs, sugar, vanilla until thick and pale yellow or for about 4 min.

Combine flour, baking powder and salt and add to egg mixture and beat until just combined.

In a sauce pan bring milk and butter to a boil stirring constantly. Add to batter until combined. Pour into a greased 13x9 baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes or until a tooth pick inserted in center comes out clean.

Topping
Combine Topping ingredients and spread over warm cake. Broil 4 inches from heat until lightly brown. (Approximately 3 to 4 minutes)
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
8-10
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
1 hour
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
This is Jim's Grandma Mears cake that he has many fond memories sharring with her. It has now become his birthday cake that he waits for once a year.

 

 

 

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