Spirit of Christmas: Day 17

Christmas Morning Coffee Cake

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At my parents house there are four times a year that we eat coffee cake. Spring and fall general conference Sunday mornings, Thanksgiving morning, and Christmas morning. All four mornings we have the most delicious breakfast ever. The great thing about this coffee cake? It's pretty easy to make, but the Raymond family has tweaked the recipe a bit.

For pancake mix and biscuits, my family has always gone to Bisquick mix to make life a little easier. On the back of the Bisquick box there was a coffee cake recipe printed for the majority of my life. This is what the recipe says.

" First, preheat your oven to 375 degrees. Get your round, 9 x 1 ½ inch pan ready by greasing it. Next, make your Streusel topping and set it aside:

• 1/3 cup Bisquick
• 1/3 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon (I like to add a bit more since I love cinnamon!)
• 2 tablespoons of margarine or butter

Mix the first three ingredients together. Then cut in the margarine with a fork or pastry blender until the mixture is crumbly.

For the batter you’ll need:

• 2 cups of Bisquick
• 2 tablespoons of sugar
• 2/3 cup of milk
• 1 egg

Mix all the batter ingredients together and spread in your prepared pan. Now sprinkle that with the Streusel topping. If you’d like, you can take a butter knife and zig-zag it through the topping for a marbled effect.

Pop it in the oven and bake it for 18 to 22 minutes. It should look golden brown on top when it’s done. Let it cool for just a few minutes so it will come out of the pan nicely, but to experience this coffee cake at it’s best, it should really be served warm." source

Here's how the Raymonds have changed things though. We triple the streusel topping recipe and double the batter. Rather than putting it in a round pan, we use a 9" x 9" pan so the cake is thick warm and super sugary. It tastes best with a short glass of cold milk.

Jon's family also enjoys this coffee cake, but add some Cream of Wheat on the side so that it is more filling.

Tomorrow we'll look at the Hamilton family Christmas Evening Cinema Experience