Cherry Coffee Cake
Ingredients
2 cups allpurpose flour
12 cup sugar
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
23 cup shortening
34 cup 2 milk
filling
1 cup sugar or sugar to taste
14 cup cornstarch
14 teaspoon salt
2 cans 1412 ounces each pitted tart red cherries
14 to 12 teaspoon almond extract
topping
12 cup sugar
12 cup allpurpose flour
112 teaspoons ground cinnamon
14 cup butter
Directions
Preheat oven to 350. Sift together flour sugar baking powder and salt. Work in shortening. Add milk. Spread into a greased
For filling combine sugar cornstarch and salt in a saucepan. Drain cherries reserving juice. Set cherries aside and add juice to saucepan. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly cook and stir 2 minutes more. Remove from heat stir in extract. Stir in cherries cool slightly. Spread on dough.
Nutrition Facts
1 piece 243 calories 9g fat 3g saturated fat 7mg cholesterol 237mg sodium 38g carbohydrate 24g sugars 1g fiber 2g protein.