SOUR CREAM COFFEE CAKE

I follow a friends cooking blog and this was one of her recipes. I tried it today for food group. It is DELICIOUS. Hopefully there will be some left for my family for dinner tonight :)

1 c. butter
2 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 c. sour cream
1/2 tsp. vanilla
2 c. flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/8 tsp. salt

Filling:
1/3 c. flour
1/2 c. packed brown sugar
3 Tbs. melted butter
1 tsp. cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350 and grease 9x13 pan. In a large bowl cream together butter and white sugar until fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time and then stir in the sour cream and vanilla. Mix in flour, baking powder and salt. Spread 1/2 of batter in the prepared pan. Prepare filling: in a medium bowl mix flour, brown sugar, butter and cinnamon. Sprinkle cake batter with 1/2 the filling. Spread second half of batter over the filling and top with remaining filling. Bake 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.

Zucchini Bread

This recipe came from the Poulson family Delectable Collectables cookbook, submitted by Aunt Alma. I tweaked it just a bit. It was sooooo yummy and moist. The Boys and I have been devouring it every possible second. It made 4 loaves, so we still have some left over, even though we've been eating so much of it!

6 eggs
2 cups white sugar
2 cups brown sugar
2 cups oil
3 cups grated zucchini
1 cup mashed banana
6 tsp. vanilla
6 cups flour
2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon*
1 1/2 tsp. nutmeg*
2 tsp. soda
1 tsp. baking powder
2-3 cups chocolate chips, raisins, nuts, or a combination of these (I actually FORGOT to add chocolate chips -- I know, I can't believe it either -- but it still is irresistable.)

* You can adjust these according to your liking.

Beat eggs, sugars and add oil. Stir in grated zucchini and mashed banana. Add vanilla. Sift together flour, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, soda, and baking powder. Add to zucchini mixture. Add chocolate chips, raisins or nuts. Bake at 350° for 1 hour or until done. (You can do straight zucchini if you want, by doing 4 cups zucchini and eliminating the banana.)

French Toast Casserole

Ingredients
1 loaf bread, cut into 1-inch cubes
8 eggs
3 cups milk
4 t sugar
1 t vanilla extract
3/4 t salt, optional

Topping:
2 T butter or margarine, cubed
3 T sugar
2 t ground cinnamon

Place bread cubes in a greased 13x9 inch baking dish. In a mixing bowl, beat eggs, milk, sugar, vanilla and salt if desired. Pour over bread. Cover and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight. Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Dot with butter. Combine sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over the top. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Let stand for 5 minutes. Serve with syrup if desired. Yield: 12 servings