Coffee Cake in a Jiffy

Welcome to the April edition of #FoodieExtravaganza where we celebrate food holidays, such as National Coffee Cake Day, which is officially April 7.  You will have time to try this cake before taking it to work to celebrate!

This cake has the delightful Jiffy cake mix as its base.  I love Jiffy mixes because of the size and the simplicity of the preparation.  This coffee cake is easy, too!  I'd love to hear of your favorite Jiffy mixes and recipes!

So simple, so good!

Coffee Cake in a Jiffy

by Terri Steffes

Prep Time: 8 minutes

Cook Time: 23 minutes

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Ingredients (9 servings)

• For the cake:
• 1 box Jiffy yellow cake mix
• 1 egg
• 1/2 c applesauce
• 1/2 c dry oatmeal
• 1/4 c water or milk
• For the topping
• 4 T brown sugar
• 3 T butter
• 1/2 c nuts (I used walnuts)
• 1/8 t allspice
• 1/8 t nutmeg
• 1/2 t cinnamon

Instructions

Prepare an 8 by 8 inch square cake pan with cooking spray. Preheat oven to 350. Prepare cake by stirring together the cake mix, oats, egg, applesauce and water. Beat until well mixed. Pour into prepared pan.

To make the topping: melt butter in a small skillet. Add brown sugar, nuts and spices. Stir until brown sugar is melted. Pour over the cake top.

Bake cake for 20-23 minutes, until golden brown. Cool slightly, then serve.

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It's Foodie Extravaganza Day and this month's theme is Coffee Cake with Caroline from Caroline's Cooking is hosting What is Foodie Extravaganza? It's when a group of bloggers get together and make a recipe using one main ingredient. Where do we get the ingredient? We look at The Nibble and pick something off of their list. Croissants are actually celebrated on January 30th, but it's in January, so it's fair game. 

If you really want to take this cake up a notch or several, consider using a French press.  It is my husband's favorite way to enjoy a good coffee, especially while camping.  He loves using his coffee grinders for French press because it grinds the coffee perfectly for the way French coffee brews.  Hands down delicious!

You can check out our group Pinterest board for past recipes. If you're a blogger, you can join along with us by requesting to join on our Facebook page. Now, on to the goodness being shared this month:

• Almond Raspberry Cake by Food Lust People Love
• Blueberry Coffee Cake Muffins by From Gate to Plate
• Blueberry vanilla coffee cake by Fearlessly Creative Mammas
• Cappuccino Cake by G'Gina's Kitchenette
• Caramel Coconut Coffee Cake by cookinandcraftin
• Classic Coffee Cake by Basic N Delicious
• Coffee Cake Cookies by Sew You Think You Can Cook
• Coffee Cake in a Jiffy by Our Good Life
• German Beer Coffee Cake by Wholistic Woman
• Gluten free hazelnut pear cake by Caroline's Cooking
• Kärleksmums (Swedish Coffee Cake) by Tara's Multicultural Table
• Lemon Thyme n Mint Loaf by Baking in Pyjamas
• Polish Placek by Cooking With Carlee
• Simple Coffee Cake by Sneha's Recipe
• Strawberry Coffee Cake Muffins by Making Miracles

These are all top notch bakers in the world of blogging!  Go and check out their baking wonderfulness!  Happy Coffee Cake eating!