Amish Cherry Coffeecake
Amish Cherry Coffeecake is a hit in our house!
By Kevin Williams
Coffeecakes are common in Amish kitchens, especially on weekend mornings when the pace might be a little bit slower. This recipe was in one of our books years ago and is always a favorite in this household (You can buy used copies for $10, not bad!). I believe one time we substituted cinnamon for cherry and had just a great cinnamon-filled coffeecake using this same recipe. Coffeecakes fall in the category of breakfast breads and are a favorite in Amish kitchens with a steaming mug of coffee. If you are looking for a good, easy coffeecake recipe, give this a try!
Cherry Coffeecake
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Serves: 1 cake
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter or margarine
- 1 1 /2 cup white sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Three cups flour
- 1 1 /2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 / 2 teaspoon salt
- 1 can of cherry pie filling
Instructions
- Cream butter and sugar.
- Add egg one at a time.
- Beat well each time.
- Add vanilla.
- Sift flour, salt, and baking powder.
- Add to butter mixture.
- Spread 2 /3 of dough in jelly roll pan 15 X 10 X 1
- Cover with pie filling.
- Spoon rest of dough on top.
- Bake at 350 for 30 to 40 minutes.
- Drizzle with the following glaze while still warm:
- Melt 3 tablespoons butter, 2 1 /2 cups powdered sugar, enough milk for right consistency
