Goldmans Coffee Cake Food

COFFEE CAKE GOLDMINE

Steps:

• For the topping: Cream butter, brown sugar and cinnamon together.
• Stir in pecans, raisins and chocolate pieces, and mix well then set aside.
• For the cake: Cream shortening.
• Add sugar, beating until light.
• Add vanilla.
• Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each egg.
• Sift together the flour, baking soda and baking powder.
• Stir in flour mixture alternately with sour cream, beating well after each addition.
• Place 1/2 of the batter mixture into a greased and lined (bottom) 10 inch tube pan.
• Sprinkle with 1/2 of the topping mixture, then add second 1/2 of batter mixture and sprinkle the top evenly with the remaining topping.
• Bake at 350 deg.
• for 50 minutes until tester comes out clean.
• Cool on a rack in the pan, and when cool invert onto a plate to serve.

CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH AMERICAN BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.
• In a big bowl, mix the flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt.
• In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter. Whisk in the coffee, cocoa powder, and 1/2 cup water and heat it for a minute, stirring constantly. Pour the melted butter mixture into the flour mixture and whisk until well combined.
• In a medium bowl, whisk the eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla. Add it to the batter and mix until smooth.
• Divide the batter between the two cake pans, scraping all the batter from the bowl with a rubber spatula. Bake for about 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let cool for 15 minutes in the pans and then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
• Frost with buttercream frosting
• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, combine all the ingredients. Whip the mixture on low speed for a while. When the sugar is incorporated, turn the mixer speed up and whip until the buttercream is smooth and looks right to you. If it's too cold, persuade it with a blowtorch if you have one. If it's too wet, add a bit more powdered sugar. If it's too stiff, add a bit more butter. Be sure to scrape the sides of the bowl once or twice to make sure everything is combined.
• Use immediately or store in an airtight container at room temperature for 24 hours or in the fridge for up to 2 weeks. Rewhip cold buttercream before using it.
• Variation: The water/coffee combo in this recipe can be switched up, but remember, coffee is to chocolate like salt is to beef. Coffee brings out the flavor of chocolate without making it taste like coffee, just as salt brings out the flavor of meat without making it taste salty. The liquid you use can be all water, or it can be a full cup of coffee for more of a mocha-flavored cake. And if you're feeling really bold, go ahead and use a cup of a dark stout beer instead. Get creative and experiment a little - after all, it is a science project.

GOLDMAN'S COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees; lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• In large bowl, beat cake mix, eggs, oil and sour cream at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth.
• Spread half of cake mixture in bottom of pan.
• In small bowl, combine brown sugar and cinnamon.
• Sprinkle evenly over cake mixture in pan.
• Gently spread remaining cake mixture over brown sugar mixture.
• Bake for 35-45 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Let cool in pan for 5 minutes.
• In small bowl, whisk together confectioners' sugar, milk, vanilla and flavoring until smooth.
• Using a fork, pierce cake at 1-inch intervals.
• Drizzle icing evenly over cake.
• Let icing harden for 20 minutes; cut into squares to serve.