Cherry Swirl Coffee Cake

Coffee Cake
4 cups Original Bisquick mix
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
1/2 cup milk
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. almond extract
3 eggs
1 can (21 oz.) cherry pie filling

Glaze
1 cup powdered sugar
1 to 2 Tbl. milk

Heat oven to 350 degrees.  Grease bottom and sides of a 15x10x1 inch pan with shortening or cooking spray.  In large bowl, stir all coffee cake ingredients except pie filling; beat vigorously with spoon 30 seconds.

Spread two-thirds of the batter (about 2 1/2 cups) in pan.  Spread pie filling over batter (filling may not cover batter completely).  Drop remaining batter by tablespoon onto pie filling.

Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until light brown.  Meanwhile, in small bowl, stir glaze ingredients until smooth and thin enough to drizzle.  Drizzle glaze over warm coffee cake.  Serve warm or cool.

Can substitute any pie flavor of pie filing.

This recipe is easy to cut in half.  Use one 9-inch square pan, 2 eggs and substitute a 10-ounce jar of fruit.  Divide remaining ingredient amounts in half.

Banana Cake

1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup butter (one cube)
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
2 cups flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp soda
5 mashed bananas

Mix butter and sugar. Add in sour cream, eggs, bananas and vanilla. Add dry ingredients and mix until blended. Spray jelly roll pan (lg cookie sheet) with non stick cooking spray. Pour batter into pan.

Bake @ 375 degrees for 20 minutes until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool then frost with cream cheese frosting.

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
1/2 cup (1 cube) butter
1 8 oz cream cheese
2 tsp vanilla
4 cups powdered sugar

This is the best banana cake! Jaci Snow brought it for Lincoln’s baby blessing and we have been making it ever since! Delicious!!!

Holiday Snack Mix

1 package almond bark (16 oz)
12 cups popped popcorn
2/3-3/4 cup M&M’s
Sprinkles

Place popcorn in a large mixing bowl. Melt almond bark in microwave 1 minute on high. Stir and continue heating in 30 second intervals until smooth. Pour over popcorn and mix until popcorn is coated. Spread mixture out on aluminum foil or waxed paper. Immediately sprinkle with M&M’s and sprinkles before it cools. Let sit until it is completely dry. Break into clumps.

You can make this for any holiday or occasion by changing the color of M&M’s and sprinkles!

Easy Moist Lemon Bundt Cake

For the cake:
1 pkg lemon cake mix
1small pkg lemon instant pudding
1 cup sour cream
1 cup vegetable oil
4 large eggs
1/2 cup water

Lemon cream cheese icing:
2 oz cream cheese (softened)
1 Tbs butter (softened)
2-3 cups powdered sugar
2Tbs lemon juice
1 Tbs milk
1-2 drops Yellow food coloring

Lemon glaze:
2 cups powdered sugar
2 Tbs lemon juice
2 tsp lemon zest
1-2 Tbs milk

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour Bundt pan. Mix ingredients for cake and pour into pan. Bake 40-45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10-15 minutes in pan. Let cake cool completely before frosting. Squeeze the cream cheese icing over the cake. Drizzle the glaze over icing.

This cake is good with or without the frosting and glaze. You can also use just icing or just glaze.