Good morning, welcome back to our series sharing Food Holidays: April 7th, 2021. This is a morning when I wished I had a cup of Coffee which we are out of and a piece of Coffee Cake to try.
As for David he says a cup of Coffee and a slice of Coffee Cake would be nice but he would prefer celebrating National Beer Day than National Coffee Cake Day.
Which event would you rather celebrate and why? Or how about both Cake in the morning and Beer at night. Although, David says you could have Coffee Cake both in the morning and again in the evening.
April 7
National Coffee Cake Day
Have you ever had a Coffee Cake because I don’t think I have tried a slice. Although, when I am at Walmart this morning picking up Coffee I might pick up a Coffee Cake for us to try.
Before you ask couldn’t Charlie make a Coffee Cake in his Homeschool Cooking Class ie. Home Economics and if I didn’t have a event and David have to get to work he could and should make us a Coffee Cake.
National Coffee Cake Day gives us a reason reason to linger over a cup of Coffee with friends or family. We can break out our favorite recipe and prepare a, home-baked Coffee Cake to take to a friend or two. Bakers know, coffee cakes take very little time to make and they a lot of satisfaction to the receiver.
Did you know a Coffee cake is a cake intended to be eaten while enjoying a cup of Coffee, for breakfast or during a coffee break. They’re an excellent excuse for a visit and a conversation starter.
The Coffee Cake doesn’t contain any Coffee. They’re usuallya single-layer cake. The cakes are made in square, rectangle or ring-shaped pans. Coffee cakes can be flavored with cinnamon or spices, seeds, nuts or fruits, like blueberries or apples. Typically they have a crumb topping or a glaze drizzle.
Recipe:
Ingredients
15 Original recipe yields 15 servings Ingredient Checklist
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup white sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup butter
- 1 egg
- ¾ cup milk, or as needed
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
Streusel Topping
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- ⅔ cup white sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ cup butter
Directions
- Step 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9×13 inch pan. Make the streusel topping: In a medium bowl, combine 1/4 cup flour, 2/3 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon. Cut in 1/4 cup butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Set aside.
- Step 2 In a large bowl, combine 2 cups flour, 3/4 cup sugar, baking powder and salt. Cut in 1/2 cup butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Crack an egg into a measuring cup and then fill add milk to make 1 cup. Stir in vanilla. Pour into crumb mixture and mix just until moistened. Spread into prepared pan. Sprinkle top with streusel.
- Step 3 Bake in the preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool.
HOW TO OBSERVE #NationalCoffeeCakeDay
Bake up your favorite coffee cake if that isn’t a option pick up a Coffee Cake at the grocery store or order a Coffee Cake from the local bakery.
National Beer Day
Celebrated in the US every year on April 7, marking the day that theCullen-Harris Act was enacted after having been signed into law by President Franklin D Roosevelt on March 22, 1933.
Leading to the Eighteenth Amendment being repealed on December 5, 1933, with the ratification of the Twenty-First Amendment to the US Constitution.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
