Hey Amy!

This is a delicious alternative to a cinnamon sugar traditional coffee cake.  I serve this at my afternoon tea parties with my girlfriends (what you don’t have them?) or make it for my friends at the office.  It travels well if you are in need of a cake to take to an ill friend or a new neighbor.  It is also a great breakfast  for a busy family–it can be baked the night before and everyone can serve themselves.

Ingredients:

2 c. plus 1/4 c. all-purpose flour
1 tsp. salt
1 c. sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1 Tbsp. orange zest
1 egg, beaten
1/2 c. milk
1/2 c. orange juice
1/2 c. vegetable oil
2 Tbsp. butter

Preheat oven to 375.  Combine 2 c. flour, salt, 1/2 c. sugar and baking powder; sift and stir in zest.  Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients; set aside.  Thoroughly blend egg, milk, orange juice and oil.  Pour into well and mix with flour mixture (batter will be lumpy, don’t over mix).  Pour in a greased 9″ round cake pan.  Mix remaining flour, sugar and butter together and sprinkle evenly over cake.  Bake for 35 minutes or until center tests done (insert toothpick and if it comes out clean, it’s done).  Enjoy!

You can get crazy and substitute lemon, grapefruit or even lime for the orange juice & zest.  Experiment!

xo–me

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