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Coffee 55

A home-style Coffee 55 made with Sugar, Margarine Or Butter Softened, Baking Powder, Vanilla, and All Purpose Flour. Keep it handy for the next time you cook it.

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Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cup
• 1/2 cup
• 1 1/2 tsp
• 1 tsp
• 3 cup

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350.

2. 2

   Generously grease jelly-roll pan, 15 1/2 by 10 1/2 by 1 inch, or 2 square pans, 9 by 9 by 2 inches.

3. 3

   Beat sugar, margarine, shortening, baking powder, vanilla, almond extract, and eggs in a large bowl on low speed, scraping bowl constantly.

4. 4

   Beat 3 minutes on high speed, scraping bowl occasionally.

5. 5

   Stir in flour. (Note: If using self rising flour, omit baking powder).

6. 6

   Spread two thirds of batter in jelly-roll pan or one third in each square pan.

7. 7

   Spread pie filling over batter. Drop remaining batter by tablespoonfuls onto pie filling.

8. 8

   Bake about 45 minutes or until light brown.

9. 9

   While warm drizzle with glaze.

10. 10

    Cut coffee cake in jelly-roll pan into 2 1/2 by 2 inch bars; cut coffee cake in square pans into 2 3/4 inch squares.

11. 11

    Glaze: Combine 1 cup confectioners' sugar and 1 to 2 tablespoons milk. Mix thoroughly.