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Ben Lippen School Coffee Cake (Mrs. Hathaway's recipe)

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"This is a delicious breakfast coffee cake that sustained thousands of boarding school students for nearly 40 years!"

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PREP TIME	15 Min
COOK TIME	25 Min
READY IN	40 Min

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

1/4 cup butter
1/3 cup white sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
2/3 cup milk
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons butter
5 tablespoons white sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

DIRECTIONS

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
In a large bowl, cream together 1/4 cup butter and 1/3 cup of sugar until smooth. Beat in egg and vanilla until well blended. Combine 1 1/2 cups of flour, salt and baking powder; stir into the creamed mixture alternately with the milk. Spread evenly in a 9x9 inch baking pan.
In a small bowl, stir together 2 tablespoons flour, 5 tablespoons sugar, and cinnamon. Add 2 tablespoons of butter, and pinch into the dry mixture using your fingers until the mixture is crumbly. Sprinkle over the top of the cake.
Bake for 25 minutes in the preheated oven, until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean.

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Reviewed on Feb. 18, 2004 by BakerT

Very good! This recipe peaked my interest as my dad attended the same high school. The cake... MORE

Reviewed on Sep. 8, 2004 by MEGAN24

I accidentally added twice as much butter as I was supposed to, and didn't realize it until... MORE

Reviewed on Apr. 2, 2006 by Mrs. B2

Outstanding! The other review talk about it being a bit bland, but that works for my kids. I... MORE

Reviewed on Mar. 18, 2008 by Mom2svn

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Mom2svn
Mar. 18, 2008

I love this recipe! I found it on this site at least 4 years ago and it has become a family favorite! It is a simple classic and very "forgiving". I have 5 children home during the day and they gobble this up when I make it. It is a good "standby" esp when you are in a "pinch": short on time or short on ingredients. This has just a few simple ingredients that most of us always have on hand. It does make quite a "small" coffee cake so I usually double it or at least 1 1/2 times the recipe. By "forgiving" I mean you can be pretty creative with this recipe and still come out with a simple delicious breakfast or snack cake. I have substituted oat flour, or ground flax meal for part of the flour. I have added a dab of sour cream to make it more rich. I have added sugar cinnamon to the batter. I have added nuts. I get creative w/ whatever I happen to have on hand. We almost always double the topping too. I think you could add a little apple sauce or pumpkin puree to this recipe for variation. It is just a great BASIC coffee cake and I love the history behind it. I know nothing about the Ben Lippen school but when I make this recipe I always get curious to know more about it. We had this coffee cake for breakfast this morning. Just delicious!

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I love this recipe! I found it on this site at least 4 years ago and it has become a family... MORE

Reviewed on Dec. 19, 2007 by SandyMC

This was quick and easy to put together for breqakfastwith ingredients I already had on hand.... MORE

Reviewed on Aug. 16, 2006 by LITTLEBIGJOHN

Yummy crumb cake! MORE

Reviewed on Oct. 27, 2005 by ANGELAFISCHER

Pretty good. I doubled the topping as advised by other reviewers. It was too much topping,... MORE

Reviewed on Jul. 7, 2004 by ABBIE3

This was just okay ... given all the coffee cake recipes I have made or have yet to try, I... MORE