Old Fashioned Cinnamon Nut Cake Food

OLD FASHIONED CINNAMON NUT CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix together sour cream, 1/2 cup sugar, salt, and yeast. Stir until yeast dissolves. Add eggs, 1/2 cup melted butter, and half of the flour; mix well. Mix in the remaining flour.
• Turn dough out on floured board. Knead until smooth, about 10 to 15 minutes. Place in greased bowl, and cover. Let rise in warm place until double in bulk, about 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Punch dough down. Turn over, and let rise again for 45 minutes.
• Place 1/2 cup melted butter in a small cup. Mix together 1 cup white sugar, chopped nuts, and cinnamon. Form dough into walnut-sized balls. Dip each ball in melted butter, and roll in sugar-nut mixture. Place in layers in a 10 inch greased tube pan. Sprinkle any remaining sugar-nut mixture or melted butter over the top layer of balls. Cover pan with waxed paper and a towel, and let dough rise again 45 minutes.
• Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 40 to 50 minutes, or until golden brown. Run a spatula around sides of cake, and invert onto plate.

GRANDMA'S APPLE NUT CAKE

Steps:

• Grease and flour a 9x13 baking pan.
• Preheat oven to 325 F.
• Sift dry ingredients into a bowl and set aside.
• In another mixing bowl, stir together the first six ingredients, then fold in the dry ingredients, followed by the apples and nuts.
• Spread in the prepared pan.
• The batter will be thick.
• Bake until it tests done by poking it with a toothpick in the center.
• If it comes out dry it is done.
• Baking time will be approximately 40 mins, plus or minus.

OLD FASHIONED COFFEE CAKE WITH CINNAMON-STREUSEL TOPPING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish; set aside.
• Prepare cinnamon layer by stirring brown sugar, flour, and cinnamon together in a small bowl until well combined; set aside.
• Prepare streusel topping by combining brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, and salt in a small bowl. Add butter and stir with a fork until mixture is crumbly; set aside.
• Prepare cake by whisking together flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl.
• Beat sugar and butter in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment on medium speed until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Scrape the sides of the bowl, then turn the mixer on low speed and beat in eggs until well blended. Gradually mix in flour mixture and milk. Add sour cream and vanilla and beat for 30 seconds.
• Pour 1/2 of the batter into the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle the cinnamon layer over the batter, then pour the remaining batter over top. Spread streusel topping evenly over the cake, pressing very lightly so it adheres to the batter.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 40 to 50 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool completely before serving, about 30 minutes.

CINNAMON COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and 2 cups sugar until light fluffy. Add 1 egg at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine flour, baking soda and salt; add alternately with sour cream, beating just enough after each addition to keep batter smooth. , Spoon a third of batter into a greased 10-in. tube pan. Combine cinnamon, nuts and remaining sugar; sprinkle a third over batter in pan. Repeat layers 2 more times. Bake at 350° for 60-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 15 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.

OLD FASHIONED CHERRY NUT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a small bowl or container, mix together granulated sugar and ground cinnamon and set aside.
• In another small bowl mix together the walnuts, cherries and 2 tablespoons of flour to coat. This will prevent them from sinking to the bottom of the cake. Set aside.
• Cream together the sugar and margarine.
• Beat in vanilla and almond extracts and eggs, one at a time.
• Beat in sour cream and buttermilk.
• Sift together: flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt, and add to wet ingredients.
• Fold in the nuts and cherries.
• Spray the bundt pan heavily with Pam and sprinkle evenly with sugar/cinnamon mixture.
• Pour in the batter.
• Bake for 27 to 35 minutes on middle rack, until toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean.
• Cool 10 minutes in pans before removing to wire rack.