This is NOT my mama’s coffee cake. THIS was my mama’s coffee cake. And we LOVED it! It was always a real treat at breakfast when Mom heated up the Sara Lee coffee cake. The only thing more special was when she surprised us with tangerine juice instead of orange juice. (If I’ve already mentioned this before, just pretend you’ve never heard it. Thank you.) Don’t get me wrong. Mom was a GREAT cook. And she taught me a lot about cooking in spite of the fact I didn’t seem to be interested at the time. But we didn’t have coffee cake often, so it was always special when she served it. Between the three of us we managed to polish off a whole cake (11.5oz – but who’s really counting) at one sitting. Oh, usually she would throw in an egg for some protein, but the coffee cake. . . . YUM! It was like having dessert for breakfast. And those warm pecans. It all made for a distinct childhood memory. When I was going through my blog assignment, Join Us, Pull Up A Chair, for the Secret Recipe Club this month, I went straight to Heather’s recipe index and clicked on “Breakfast”. Breakfast is sometimes a hard meal for me because: 1. I’m half asleep 2. I’m not very hungry in the mornings (I make up for that later) 3. I get tired of eggs and toast or yogurt, fruit and cereal 4. I’m rarely in the mood to cook first thing in the morning You see, I used to be a morning person, but now, I’m not. I was hoping that Heather could help me out of my morning slump. And when I saw her Blueberry Sour Cream Coffee Cake, I knew I had found “The One”. Heather started her blog as a way to organize her recipes. And wow, does she have a great collection! She also has a great little Kitchen Conversions chart that is extremely helpful when you are Forgetful Jones like me. I did make a couple of substitutions, but stayed true to the spirit of the recipe. As you can see, the coffee cake looks beautiful and tastes delightful! I think Sara Lee will have to remain a childhood memory. I’ll take Heather’s any day! 4.8 from 4 reviews Print Blueberry Delight Coffee Cake Author: Suzanne Collier Recipe type: breakfast, snack, brunch Prep time: […]
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