Cinnamon Coffee Cake

This coffee cake has been in my arsenal for a LONG time!! I was making this before I had children. It is still a favorite today. My kids often ask for it as a Saturday breakfast treat. It’s moist and flavorful. There is never much left!

Ingredients: Cake

• 1C softened butter
• 1C sugar
• 2 eggs
• 3C flour
• 1/2t salt
• 3t baking powder
• 1C milk
• 1t vanilla

Cinnamon layer:

• 1 1/3C brown sugar
• 1/2 melted butter
• 2t cinnamon

How to:

Cream together butter and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla. Combine dry ingredients in a separate bowl. While mixer is running add flour and milk alternately. Mix until just combined. Spread into a 9×13 pan.

Cinnamon layer:

Melt butter, add to brown sugar and cinnamon. Pour over the surface of the batter. With a knife swirl in the cinnamon mixture until evenly distributed throughout the batter. Bake uncovered at 350 for 35-45 minutes. Until lightly golden and set.

 

 

Quick & Easy Apple Rolls

These Apple Rolls are perfect for a breakfast or brunch. It’s ok to take a little help from the store! They are quick, easy and delicious!

Ingredients:
1 large Granny Smith apple (peeled and finely chopped)
3/4 C chopped walnuts (optional)…
1/2 C brown sugar
3 tubes 8 count cinnamon rolls
1/2 t cinnamon

How to:
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Grease 2 muffin tins

Peel and finely chop the apples.

In a medium bowl stir together the diced apples with the walnuts and brown sugar.

Divide the apple mixture evenly into the muffin tin. Put cinnamon buns, cinnamon side down, on top of the apple mixture. Put the muffin tin on a baking sheet and bake until the tops are golden brown, about 8 to 10 minutes.

Remove the muffin tin from the oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes. Put a clean baking sheet on top of the muffin tin and flip to remove the sticky buns.

In a small bowl, combine 2 containers of the vanilla frosting with the cinnamon 1 to 2 teaspoons of milk. Mix until very thick and of pourable consistency. Drizzle over buns and serve.