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Old-Fashioned Coffee Cake

Name: Old-Fashioned Coffee Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 9 servings.
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter, softened; 1-1/4 cups sugar, divided; 1 large egg; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1-1/2 teaspoons ground nutmeg, divided; 1 cup buttermilk

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Total Time

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 35 min.

Makes

9 servings

Updated: Oct. 20, 2022

"I have many buttermilk recipes, and this one brings back the flavor of old fashioned homemade doughnuts," says Rita Reifenstein of Evans City, Pennsylvania. Spiced with nutmeg, slices of the tasty cake are even more tempting served with a dollop of whipped cream.

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Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1-1/4 cups sugar, divided
1 large egg
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1-1/2 teaspoons ground nutmeg, divided
1 cup buttermilk

Directions

In a small bowl, cream butter and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg. Combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and 1 teaspoon nutmeg; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk. Pour into a greased 9-in. square baking pan (batter will be thick).
Combine the remaining sugar and nutmeg; sprinkle over batter. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.

Nutrition Facts

1 slice: 319 calories, 11g fat (7g saturated fat), 52mg cholesterol, 324mg sodium, 51g carbohydrate (29g sugars, 1g fiber), 5g protein.

Old-Fashioned Coffee Cake

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