Recipe of the Month
Cherry Crumb Cake c. 1960
The recipe and why you love making it:
This recipe is quick to
make, and it is a great breakfast/brunch dish that is just as tasty warmed up
as it is served cold. The ingredients are standard pantry items, which makes it
a trusty stand-by to whip-up in a pinch. Substituting different pie fillings
adds variety, as well. If you’re pressed for time in the mornings, you can mix
the dry ingredients together the night before, and leave the butter out to
soften overnight. The next morning, add the eggs and butter to the dry
ingredients, mix, and bake.
Ingredients:
2 cups sugar
4 cups flour
4 tsp. baking powder
½ tsp. salt
2 eggs, beaten
1 cup butter (or margarine), softened
1 can cherry pie filling (21 oz. or larger)
Directions:
- Preheat oven to
350°
- In a large mixing
bowl, combine & mix the dry ingredients
- Add eggs &
work into the dry ingredients with your hands
- Add butter &
mix with your hands until the mixture is crumbly & feels more dry than
moist. You may need to add more flour a little at a time to reach this
consistency.
- Spray oil a 9x11
baking pan (standard cake pan size) then put about half the dry mixture
into the pan & even it out to the sides—Do Not Pat Down
- Spread the cherry
pie filling over the dry mixture almost to the edges (or other pie filling
flavor)
- Cover with the
remainder of the dry mixture to the edges—again, do not pat down
- Sprinkle cinnamon
& sugar or a pumpkin pie spice over the top (can be added after baking
instead)
- Bake for 25-35
minutes or until the edges pull away slightly & appear golden brown
& crispy
- Do not turn out
onto a plate/serving platter – Cut & Serve directly from the baking pan
- Serve hot plain or
with milk, whipped cream, or ice cream
- Store covered — Refrigeration
is not necessary
Short Book Blurb:
Wild Texas Christmas –
Anthology from Prairie Rose Publications. My short story in the
anthology is: A GIFT OF CHRISTMAS HOPE
A shooting over a poker
game, a family seeking revenge, a blizzard sweeping across the Texas Panhandle—
it’s more than the world-weary gambler known as Lady Sapphire can handle
without help. Determined to make it to her childhood home by Christmas Eve with
her stagecoach full of treasure, she needs an escort, and there’s no time to be
choosy.
Neal Behlen, a drifting
gambler and occasional lady’s man—depending upon the size of the lady’s bank
account—has his eye on the contents of Lady Sapphire’s mysterious steamer
trunks. Taking on the job as her temporary bodyguard seems a lucrative venture
and a pleasant diversion since he plans to work in bedroom benefits along the
way.
The price of their
business arrangement is steep—their hearts—and both are reluctant to pay. What
they need is a gift of Christmas hope, but will it arrive before it’s too late
for love?
Bio:
Reading Louis L’Amour’s westerns, listening to
Marty Robbins’ gunfighter ballads, watching the *classic* television westerns,
and growing up on a cattle ranch all inspired her love of the American Old
West—truths and myths alike. Kaye's favorite movie line is from ‘Quigley Down Under’.
At the end of the movie, Quigley outdraws Marston in a gunfight and, as Marston
dies, Quigley looks down at him and says, "I said I never had much use for
one. Never said I didn’t know how to use it."
Retired from a long career in public education
that included teaching through a community college outreach program, Kaye is
enjoying being a full-time writer and spoiler of grandchildren. Kaye is also
afflicted with ACD—Accumulative Cat Disorder—with no cure in sight.
Find Kaye:
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