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Mixed Berry Sour Cream Coffee Cake

A great cake to bake for breakfast, a snack or a dessert! It’s perfect for a party or to bring for a pot luck event since it serves many people.

It’s moist and full of berry flavor. With Spring around the corner berry season will be here soon to make this cake. Enjoy!

Serves 10-12

Ingredients:

Cake:

2 cups Bisquick or any other biscuit mix

2 cups flour

3 eggs

1 cup sugar

1 tsp vanilla

1 cup sour cream

1/2 stick melted margarine

1 cup milk

Berry Topping:

2 cups mixed fresh or frozen berries (or use a can of berry pie filling and skip ingredients and cooking instructions)

1 teaspoon brown sugar

1 tablespoon sugar

2 tablespoons of water

1 teaspoon of corn starch

Crumb topping:

1 tablespoon melted butter or margarine

1 tablespoon flour

1/4 cup granulated sugar

1/4 cup brown sugar

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 cup instant oatmeal (if desired)

Instructions:

Step 1. Fruit Topping:

Place the fruit into a small saucepan and cook until bubbly. Add the water and corn starch and cook until thickened.  Let cool while the cake bakes.

Step 2. Cake:

In a large mixing bowl, beat sugar and eggs for 1 minute until foamy. Add the remaining ingredients except topping and mix on low for 2 minutes minutes. The batter will be slightly lumpy. Grease a medium size deep baking pan approximately 13×9. Pour the batter into the pan.

Step 3. Crumb Topping:

Mix topping ingredients in a small bowl. Blend with a fork until it forms a crumbly like texture.

Sprinkle the berry topping evenly spread over the batter. Top with the cake with the crumb topping.

Bake:

Bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes until lightly golden brown and tooth pick comes out clean.

Serve hot or cold. Enjoy!

Holiday Berry Nut Salad

Start your New Year’s Eve festivities with this healthy Holiday Berry Nut Salad. I’m still finishing up with the leftovers from Christmas so I made this healthy salad using all of the leftover fruits, nuts, and specialty cheeses and cold cuts!

The dressing is a simple and light Balsamic Apricot dressing that pairs perfectly with the saltiness of the cheese and cold cuts!

Ingredients:

4 – 6 cups of Organic Spring Mix lettuce

1 carrot (sliced thinly into shreds) (optional)

6 – 12 blackberries

1/4 cup dried cranberries

1/4 cup dried cherries

6 -12 dried figs (cut in half)

1/4 cup almonds

1/4 cup walnut halves

1/8 cup cashews

1 or 2 oz. of Goat or Farmers cheese (crumbled)

2 slices of Gouda, Portuguese cheese or any other you prefer

3 or 4 slices of presunto (or Italian prosciutto) (rolled)

3 or 4 slices of any specialty cold cuts of your choice cut into strips

 

Dressing:

1/8 cup of olive oil

1/4 cup Balsamic vinegar

1/8 cup of Apricot preserves

1 drop of mustard

1 pinch of salt

1 dash of crushed black pepper

Preparation:

Place the spring mix on a large platter and arrange the ingredients on top. Mix all of the dressing ingredients in a small bowl and serve over the salad directly before serving.

You can make this salad in the morning and serve later. Enjoy!