by H Michael Denton

Pastry and baked goods have been served with coffee since antiquity. This recipe offers a quick, easy, and sweet cinnamon treat to enhance your coffee experience.

E-Z Coffee Cake

• Preparation time: 10 minutes
• Cook time: 20 minutes
• Ready in: 30 minutes
• Servings: 8

Ingredients

Cake

• 2 cups baking mix
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2/3 cup milk
• 1 egg

Topping

• 1/2 cup baking mix
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons of margarine or cold butter

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 400 F.
2. Grease a 9-inch baking pan.
3. For the cake:
   • Combine baking mix with sugar
   • Add milk and egg and beat vigorously for 1/2 minute or until just moistened
   • Spread into the greased cake pan
4. For topping:
   • Combine baking mix with brown sugar and cinnamon
   • Mix in margarine until crumbly
   • Sprinkle topping over batter
5. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
6. Cool on a wire rack.

Notes

• For the baking mix, use a pre-packaged biscuit mix, such as Bisquick.
• To lighten the recipe, use sugar substitutes, low-fat (skim) milk, low-fat biscuit mix, and egg substitutes.
• Add 1/2 cup of your favorite chopped nuts to the topping mix.
• Add 1/2 cup of raisins to the cake mix.

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