OVERNIGHT EGGNOG STREUSEL COFFEE CAKE AND ANNOYANCE

I am lovin' this coffee cake, super moist and totally filled the house with the smell of eggnog. The best part IT TASTES LIKE EGGNOG!

OVERNIGHT STREUSEL COFFEE CAKE from Betty Crocker

Once this coffee cake is made, it's stored in the fridge until you're ready to bake it the next day.

15 servings

Streusel Topping

1/3 cup granulated sugar

1 tablespoon Gold Medal® all-purpose flour

1 tablespoon butter or margarine, softened

1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Coffee Cake

1 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened

1 cup eggnog

1 container (8 ounces) sour cream

1 teaspoon rum extract

2 eggs

2 1/2 cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

Eggnog Glaze

1/2 cup powdered sugar

1 to 2 tablespoons eggnog

1.Grease bottom only of rectangular pan, 13x9x2 inches, with shortening.

2.In small bowl, mix all Streusel Topping ingredients with fork until crumbly; set aside.

3.In large bowl, beat 1 cup granulated sugar and 1/2 cup butter with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Beat in 1 cup eggnog, the sour cream, rum extract and eggs until blended. Stir in 2 1/2 cups flour, the baking powder, baking soda and salt. Spread in pan. Sprinkle Streusel Topping over batter. Cover and refrigerate at least 8 hours.

4.Heat oven to 350°F. Uncover pan; bake 35 to 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 20 minutes.

5.In small bowl, mix all Eggnog Glaze ingredients until smooth and thin enough to drizzle. Drizzle over coffee cake. For servings, cut into 5 rows by 3 rows.

Makes 15 servings

Can't wait until the next morning to bake this yummy cake? You don't have to. Just reduce bake time to 30 to 35 minutes if baking immediately.

I am not sure if it is the lingering back pain or I am just a grouch this morning but everything is annoying me. K started the morning out (and let me just state for the facts mornings around here start 5am) playing with Legos. Ok, cool, but then he lets Legos fall on the floor, NOT cool because then A picks them up and puts them into his mouth. I said to K, hey you are letting Legos fall on the floor, please pick them up...nothing. I swear these boys have already perfected the tune-mom-out skill. Then said baby picks up Lego and inserts into mouth while toddling into the living room. Uh, K the baby just picked up the Legos and they are in his mouth, would you PLEASE PICK THEM UP NOW! GGRRRR...love is patient love is kind. This would be my new mantra, Corinthians-Love is patient, love is kind. A sort of groosefrabba for mom's. I figure one day I will either counted-cross stitch the passage out or some kind of sampler. Right now, the oldest is in the bathroom, and the younger two feel the need to hang around the door and bang on the door, scream, slide their hands underneath the door you know general peskiness. GET AWAY FROM THE DOOR!!! Love is patient love is kind, love is patient love is kind. Breath in breath out...Ok where is the bourbon. Just kiddin' I am not much of a drinker these days.