One of my favorite things to make for our company is my favorite Jewish Coffee Cake recipe. This recipe was given to me by my best friend’s mother. She told me that no matter how many other types of cakes she made, this was always the one that was requested and was always the favorite among her family members.
It should come as no surprise that it has become a favorite in our family too. This is the cake that made me a famous woman at my husband’s work, and I have scored more than a few friends at potlucks, toting my cake around town. It has even been served for my husband’s birthday dinners, making it just the right cake for any occasion.
The orange juice gives the cake a little tang and the cinnamon gives the cake a little spice to balance out the sweetness. With a dusting of confectioner’s sugar, you can hide any flaws and make it look like the star of any occasion.
This cake graced my table this past week, as I gathered my friends together to have a knitting night. My mother-in-law came to give us a class on how to knit hats and my girlfriends brought their knitting supplies to learn from the Master. Yes, I am finally learning to knit in the round and hope to have some fun projects to share with you soon!
Oh, and did I mention that the cake is made out of a cake mix? Don’t tell anyone! That will have to be our secret!
Fast Coffee Cake
1 package vanilla instant pudding
1 package yellow cake mix
½ cup oil
4 eggs
1 cup orange juice
Mix these ingredients together and then swirl the following through the cake batter 1/3 c. sugar, 4 t. cinnamon, 4 t. sesame seeds (optional). Bake for 50-60 minutes at 350 degrees in a well-greased and floured bundt pan. Allow cake to cool for 45-60 minutes in pan. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
This is my first visit to Mother Load and what a wonderful way to be greeted! I can’t wait to try your Jewish Coffee Cake.
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Mmmmmm…. sounds delicious! Thank you for sharing that with us. And I love the idea of a knitting party. Is your MIL willing to come towards Angola, IN to teach some people? =)
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This is another similar recipe that I found with more eggs and pudding mix (for another alternative):
http://tinyurl.com/3frx9j
Sarah- Ha! I didn’t realize you were in Angola? I don’t know if she will travel, but I bet she would be awfully flattered that you were interested in having her
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This looks delish!
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Sounds delish, and I bet you had a wonderful time at your knitting party! Wish we lived a little closer, little hands have slowed my knitting to a near halt. I want to learn to knit in the round too, one of these days my mom or aunt will teach me, I hope.
And since you shared your cake secret, I would be happy to share my photo editing secret with you! Could you tell Sweetpea had blue eyes in that first photo?
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Thanks for sharing the recipe…although I gave away my bunt pan because I didn’t think I used it enough! I wonder if they still have it at Goodwill?
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This cake looks delicious! What a blessing to gather with friends and share an enjoyable hobby!
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This sounds soooo yummy. I don’t have a bundt pan…wonder if I could use some alternative?
So happy you are learning to knit in the round!! Makes life go so much more quickly!
There are GREAT knitting instructions in the book Tiny Hats by Susan Anderson that are so easy to follow…advice on in the round knitting to…and her hat patterns are OH SO CUTE!
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Out of curiosity, what makes this coffee cake Jewish? A bar mitzvah? A bris? I think you might mean Jewish STYLE Coffee Cake. Just sayin’.
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You know, I am not sure why it is called that. If you look up Jewish Coffee Cake, they have recipes on Recipezaar & AllRecipes. Jewish Style sounds better to me too
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The name was changed to Fast Coffee Cake- I did not realize the name would turn out to be so controversial.
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Ok,
Got the recipe, now to make it!!!
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Yum – I can't wait to try this! My family always serves coffee cake as Jesus' birthday cake on Christmas morning, so this will be an easy & yummy secret. Thanks!
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I’ve been making this for a few months now and we love it, but I just posted about it on my blog and thought I’d let you know. Thanks so much for sharing your wonderful recipes…I really like them.
http://nagle5.blogspot.com/2009/01/instead-of-snow-lets-talk-about-coffee.html
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