AG BREAKFAST COFFEE CAKE 9” x 13" PAN, BUTTERED ½ cup (1 stick) butter, softened 1 cup sugar 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 cup dairy sour cream* PREHEATED OVEN 325 DEGREES Yield: 1 cake 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon soda ½ teaspoon salt * This must be commercial cultured sour cream purchased from the dairy counter TOPPING: (Makes enough for 2 cakes) 3/4 cup sugar 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar Combine topping ingredients in small bowl; set aside. Cream butter and sugar until well mixed; beat in eggs and vanilla. Add sour cream. Add the dry ingredients which have been sifted together; mix until blended. Spread one-half of batter in pan and sprinkle with one half of topping. Spoon remaining batter over topping and sprinkle the remaining topping on top. Bake for about 40 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched with finger. When cool, cut cake in 18 pieces as in diagram below. Cover a 9” x 13" piece of cardboard with plastic wrap, foil, or waxed paper, securing with scotch tape if necessary. Take each piece out of pan individually and place on covered cardboard, arranging in same position as they were in the baking pan. Cover cake with plastic wrap after it is on the cardboard. (Note: Please cut out cardboard to exact size of cake for ease in storing). Stephenson County Ag Breakfast 2007 All Stephenson County HCE Units and 4-H clubs are asked to make a total of 250 coffee cakes for the Ag Breakfast on Saturday, June 28. 4-H clubs are asked to make coffee cakes, too. There will be a $2 donation given to 4-H Foundation for every coffee cake donated by 4-H’ers. Please fill out the enclosed sheet and return it to Barb Curry at 815-864-2804 or 815-235-4125, for the amount you plan to make. The cakes can be dropped off at the Stephenson County Fairgrounds ONLY, on Friday, June 27th by 4 p.m. or before 8 a.m. on Saturday, June 28th. D:\401289919.doc