Christmas Morning Coffee Cake
- ⅔ cup shortening
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar (1/2 cup for cake, ½ cup for topping)
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1½ teaspoons cinnamon (1 tsp. for cake, ½ tsp. for topping)
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 6 - 8 teaspoons milk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- Cream shortening, sugar, and ½ cup brown sugar.
- Add eggs and mix.
- Add buttermilk and mix.
- Add flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and 1 teaspoon cinnamon and mix.
- Grease a 9x13 pan and pour in batter (it will be thick).
- Mix together topping (1/2 cup brown sugar, ½ tsp. cinnamon, ½ tsp. nutmeg) and spread evenly over coffee cake.
- OPTIONAL: Refrigerate overnight. (Perfect for birthdays and holiday mornings!)
- Bake for 25 - 30 minutes at 350 degrees until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Make the glaze (1 cup powdered sugar, 6-8 tsp. milk, ½ tsp. vanilla) and pour it over the hot coffee cake.
- Serve warm and enjoy!
Recipe by Bombshell Bling at https://www.bombshellbling.com/christmas-morning-coffee-cake/
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