-- GOOD MORNING CHEERY CHERRY COFFEE CAKE--
Recipe adapted from 'Orville Redenbacher's Popcorn Cookbook'

Ingredients:
This cake has three basic sections to it; the cake bottom, the streusel topping, and the icing on top.

The Cake Bottom:

2 cups of all-purpose baking mix

2/3 cup of milk

¼ cup of sugar

2 Tablespoons of Vegetable Oil

1 egg

½ of a 21 ounce can of cherry pie filling (you can substitute whatever fruit pie filling you prefer).

The Streusel:

2 Tablespoons of white sugar

3 Tablespoons of butter or margarine (softened)

½ teaspoon of cinnamon

3 cup of Aunt Em's Kettle Korn lightly ground up

½ cup all-purpose flour

¼ cup chopped nuts (optional)

The Icing:

1 cup of powdered sugar

1 Tablespoon of water

1 teaspoon of vanilla

Directions:

* Preheat oven to 350° F

* Grease a 9 inch pie dish

* Cream together sugar and butter in a bowl (Aunt Em is a country girl and as such she knows enough to use an electric mixer do this job).

* Add in the cinnamon.

* Stir in remaining streusel toppings by hand. Blend until crumbly and then set aside for latter. (Okay you can nibble on it a little bit while you are making the cake, but don't eat to much or you will have to start all over again).

* In a medium mixing bowl, combine all the cake ingredients with the exception of the pie filling together.

* Mix well, but don't beat it up to much. (Cakes are like men, they don't show their burses easily, but they get tough when not handled properly).

* Pour the cake mixture into that greased pie dish that has been sitting around until now.

* Sprinkle ½ the streusel over the cake batter.

* Pour or spoon the pie filling evenly over streusel.

* Sprinkle the remaining streusel on top.

* Bake in that oven that has been keeping you warm while you were making everything for 40 to 45 minutes. (The cake is done when a wooden toothpick stuck in the center comes out clean).

* Let the cake cool for 15 minutes or so while you make the icing.

* In a small bowl combine all the icing ingredients.

* Mix until smooth. (This is another good job for the electric mixer).

* Drizzle icing over the coffee cake.

That's it; you are almost done. All you need know is a fresh cup of coffee and someone special to share your creation with.

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