Recipe: Hungarian Coffee Cake (using apple butter)

HUNGARIAN COFFEE CAKE

2 cups sugar, divided use
2 1/4 cups plus 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour, divided use
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 tablespoons butter
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup shortening
2 eggs
3/4 cup apple butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 (8 ounce) carton sour cream

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 13x9x2-inch baking pan.

TO MAKE THE FILLING:
Combine 1 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon flour, cinnamon and nutmeg. Using a pastry blender, cut in butter until crumbly. Set aside.

TO MAKE THE CAKE:
Combine the remaining 2 1/4 cups flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.

In a large bowl, beat the remaining 1 cup sugar and shortening with an electric mixer on low to medium speed until combined. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in apple butter and vanilla. Add flour mixture and sour cream alternately to apple butter mixture, beating well after each addition.

Spread half of batter in pan. Sprinkle with filling. Spoon remaining batter in small spoonfuls on top.

Bake in a 350 degree F oven 35 to 40 minutes.

Servings: 15
From: Bertha Rollo
Source: Hometown Cooking magazine, October 2000