1776 Coffee Cake
Source of Recipe
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List of Ingredients
1 cup warm water
2 Tablespoons yeast -- or 2 packages
1/2 cup sugar
1/8 teaspoon mace
1 cup scalded milk
1 cup melted lard
1 Tablespoon salt
3 eggs -- beaten
7 cups flour -- about
butter -- softened
cinnamon & sugar -- mixed together
blueberries & cherries -- decorations
POWDERED SUGAR ICING
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 pound powdered sugar
5 tablespoons hot milk
1/2 Teaspoon lemon flavoring
2 tablespoons white shortening (Crisco)Recipe
Put the yeast in the water & set aside.
Put sugar, mace, milk, melted lard, salt & eggs in a large mixing bowl.
Add yeast mixture and about 7 cups of flour. Mix all ingredients together
& work to a smooth dough. Let rise until double. Roll out on board 1/2"
inch thick, spread with butter, sprinkle with cinnamon & sugar. Cut in
strips one inch wide. Twist them as you place in a round 8" greased pan.
Let rise about 40 minutes.
Bake 18-20 minutes at 375 degrees or until golden brown. Ice with Powdered
Sugar icing. Decorate with red cherries & blueberries and to with a flag
in the center.
POWDERED SUGAR ICING Combine all ingredients, beat one minute, add more
milk if needed to make it spread easily.
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