Cherry Coffee Cake

Two facts:

1. Today was Picnic Day at our church.
2. I haven’t made any progress in the new recipe venture for a few weeks.

I considered those two facts together. I don’t know if this will qualify me for the “bravery” or the “what was she thinking” award, but I decided to try a new recipe to take to the picnic. I couldn't hide the fact that I brought it – our name is in big black letters on the side of the pan. But good or bad - the way I had this figured is it could have a good outcome either way:

1. If it was not so great, they could just think, “Oh, that poor thing can’t cook. She’ll be our go-to gal when we need someone to bring a bag of chips or a bottle of soda.” Or . . .
2. If it was a success and super fantastic: “Wow, what a great cook! We’ll call her whenever we need a tasty dish!”

(Oh, wait – was that second outcome a good thing?!?!?)

Today’s recipe is Cherry Coffee Cake. I found the recipe posted on one of my favorite blogs – Controlling My Chaos. It is probably a favorite because I have control issues also! Check out her blog for the cute little recipe cards she posts with all of her recipes. (My recipes are written on napkins, torn out of a magazine, or just bookmarked online in my favorites file.)

CHERRY COFFEE CAKE

Table of Contents:
1 yellow cake mix
1 cup flour
1 pkg. (2 ¼ tsp) active dry yeast
2/3 cup warm water
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 (21 oz.) can cherry pie filling
1/3 cup cold butter

Glaze
1 cup powdered sugar
1 Tbsp. corn syrup
1-2 Tbsp. water

How To:
Combine 1 ½ cups of the dry cake mix with flour and yeast. Add water and mix until smooth. Stir in eggs until well blended. Pour into greased 9x13 pan. Spoon pie filling over top. Place remaining cake mix into a bowl and mix with butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over top of cake. Bake at 350 degrees until lightly browned, 40-50 minutes. Combine glaze ingredients and drizzle over baked cake.

The Outcome:
This recipe goes in the “keep” file. I think this cake would be one that is even more moist the second day because of the pie filling. But there was none left, so I guess we will have to wait until next time to find that out!