Coffee Cake

• FOR THE CAKE:
• 1-½ stick Butter, Softened
• 2 cups Sugar
• 3 cups Flour
• 4 teaspoons Baking Powder
• 1 teaspoon Salt
• 1-¼ cup Whole Milk
• 3 whole Egg Whites, Beaten Until Stiff
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• FOR THE TOPPING:
• 1-½ stick Butter, Softened
• ¾ cups Flour
• 1-½ cup Brown Sugar
• 2 Tablespoons Cinnamon
• 1-½ cup Pecans, Chopped ( I did not use pecans...but I am sure it is still delectable WITH them!)
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• Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Beat egg whites and set aside.

Cream butter and sugar. Add flour mixture and milk alternately until combined. Don’t overbeat. Fold in beaten egg whites with a rubber spatula. Spread in a well-greased 9 x 13 (or LARGER!) baking pan. A cake pan with higher sides would be best.

In a separate bowl, combine topping ingredients with a pastry cutter until crumbly. Sprinkle all over the top.

Bake for 40 to 45 minutes, or until no longer jiggly. Serve warm—delicious!

Cake Balls

This weekend I was able to take some time and do some baking!!!! The next thing on my list was to make cake balls!!!

First--set the ambiance...I couldn't decided which candle to light...so I lit both!!

Put a pot of coffee on, on this rainy afternoon and I am READY!! :o)

 OK first you bake a cake according to the directions on the box

I made sure to use parchment paper for easier clean up!

 Let the cake cool for about 15 minutes...

then cut into sections

 Pick up 2 sections at a time and rub them together so they crumble....

Once you get all the cake crumbled, mix it with 3/4 of a container of frosting of your choice!!! I chose vanilla cake with vanilla frosting.

 Mix it all together!!

 Form them into balls!!!

 Put them in the freezer for about 20 minutes...(freezing them will help when you roll them in the coating)

 Pull them out of the freezer and coat them with candy coating or almond bark!!! the coating will set fast so make sure you sprinkle each one after each dip!!!

Cake balls are so much fun to make! I am excited to make them again and try different flavors!!!

-sunshine