Cranberry Coffee Cake | Country Cooking Recipes

1 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
2 cups self-rising flour
1 (8 ounce) container sour cream
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1 cup whole berry cranberry sauce
1/2 cup chopped almond
Glaze


Cream butter. Gradually add sugar, beating well at medium speed of
electric mixer. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.
Add flour alternately with sour cream, beginning and ending with flour.
Stir in almond extract.
Pour batter into a greased 13 x 9-inch pan. Spread cranberry sauce
evenly over batter, and sprinkle with almonds. Bake at 350 degrees F for
35 to 40 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out
clean. Drizzle coffee cake with Glaze.


Glaze
1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Combine all ingredients, stirring until smooth.


Wanda Rawlins
http://countryfixins2009.blogspot.com
Country Cooking Recipes

Spiced Applesauce Cake | Country Cooking Recipes

1/3 C. butter or margarine
1 C. brown sugar
1 egg
1 C. thick applesauce
1 1/2 C. flour
1 t. baking powder
1 t. baking soda
1 t. ground cinnamon
1/2 t. ground allspice
1/2 t. ground nutmeg
dash salt
1/2 C. raisins
3/4 C. chopped nuts
apple glaze:
1 C. powdered sugar
2 T. apple juice



Cream butter and sugar until smooth. Add egg and beat well. Stir in
applesauce. Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, spices and salt. Add to
butter mixture. Stir and beat until well blended. Add raisins and nuts. Stir
to blend. Turn batter into greased and lightly floured bundt cake pan. Bake at
375 until cake is done and pick inserted in center comes out clean, about 45
minutes. Let cake rest in pan for a few minutes. Then turn out onto rack. 
Pour glaze over cake while it is still warm. Let glaze drizzle down sides of
cake. Garnish with fresh apple slice when serving if desired.


Wanda Rawlins
http://countryfixins2009.blogspot.com
Country Cooking Recipes