Starting My Day With Coffee and Blackberry Coffee Cake
By Kareng
@kareng (61751)
United States
April 20, 2020 8:20am CST
We all got up early today--before 5 am. My husband put on coffee and I mixed up batter for a coffee cake with fresh blackberries that I have picked in and around the yard.
I first made this with apples. We had four apples left over from a bag of apples that I had gotten at the store. Everyone was tired of apples so I threw them into a recipe I had that called for dried apples. I just substituted fresh apples.
I used the same recipe today but threw in the blackberries instead of apples. It turned out pretty good but the berries were a bit tart. Next time I will let the berries chill a bit with a dab of some sugar sprinkled on them.
This was a recipe I found in an Amish cookbook that I purchased a few months ago from Ebay.
Have you found yourself doing things you didn't do before the quarantine?
© 2020 Karen Gros; All rights reserved
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@Tampa_girl7 (50524)
• United States
20 Apr 20
Good morning
Your coffee cake sounds good.
Your coffee cake sounds good.3 people like this
@JordanLader (5208)
• Sparta, Tennessee
20 Apr 20
That sounds so good. I keep meaning to make to cookies but I haven't gotten there lol. Mostly I'm working hard to start our little garden and to get some work done both online and off. While my husband is off, I could use his help with a couple things.
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@JordanLader (5208)
• Sparta, Tennessee
21 Apr 20
@kareng It is but I enjoy ours. I have the little hot house things planted but I think I'm going to plant a few things in the ground soon. I'm hoping the weather breaks soon.
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@kareng (61751)
• United States
22 Apr 20
@JordanLader I enjoy it too! I'll be planting tomorrow. I have rows all ready except for two more. I'm aching today from all the activity the last few days. Good luck on your weather getting better!
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@m_audrey6788 (58472)
• Germany
20 Apr 20
Yes. Now, I always search for something new to cook on the internet You got a very nice breakfast over there. Enjoy
You got a very nice breakfast over there. Enjoy 2 people like this
@kareng (61751)
• United States
22 Apr 20
@m_audrey6788 It was very good. I think it will be dessert tonight as I have at least a half of the loaf left.
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@Aquitaine24 (11813)
• San Jose, California
21 Apr 20
I have tried that. What kind of vegetable oil did you use?
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@LadyDuck (472060)
• Switzerland
21 Apr 20
@Aquitaine24 I use sunflower oil, I am allergic to peanuts, so I cannot use peanuts oil.
@wolfgirl569 (108161)
• Marion, Ohio
20 Apr 20
Sounds good. Not any different here
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@kareng (61751)
• United States
22 Apr 20
@wolfgirl569 That is a good rainy day project!
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@wolfgirl569 (108161)
• Marion, Ohio
21 Apr 20
@kareng I still need to do that with my games
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@1creekgirl (41744)
• United States
20 Apr 20
I would love to have some of your coffee cake! Baking is what I enjoy, but now that my husband can't have gluten, it's hard to re-do some of my recipes.
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@moffittjc (121729)
• Gainesville, Florida
20 Apr 20
Cooking wise, I'm still burning everything and being the awesomely bad cook I've always been...just on a more frequent basis! haha
In other areas of my life, I find myself sleeping much more now than I ever did before COVID.
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Sounds good to me!@moffittjc (121729)
• Gainesville, Florida
21 Apr 20
@kareng I agree! Let's blame everything on your husband! It's also his fault that I have been sleeping so much more lately!
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@andriaperry (117146)
• Anniston, Alabama
20 Apr 20
Nope, I am not in lockdown.
But I am cooking at home and not having the same dinner for 2 1/2 weeks has been awesome! I am using what I know from all these years.
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@Butterfingers (66583)
• India
20 Apr 20
That's great to hear. Yes I started with cooking
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@ptrikha_2 (47079)
• India
25 Apr 20
Well, I did clean some of the things much more thoroughly. And never before in my life have I officially worked from home for such a long time - 1 month plus!!
So, yes some very different things.
And the morning fare looks wonderful indeed !
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
21 Apr 20
Blackberries are truly nice to have but here they only grow into the deeper countryside.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
23 Apr 20
@kareng
We don´t have them as the bushes have not been planted here as they are all high rise flats so no one has a garden or such like.
The jam they make of it is way overloaded with sugar and does not taste like blackberry now.
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@Aquitaine24 (11813)
• San Jose, California
21 Apr 20
BlackBerry coffee cake sounds very good.
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@LeaPea2417 (37379)
• Toccoa, Georgia
20 Apr 20
I have made banana bread during this lock down.
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@Nakitakona (56486)
• Philippines
20 Apr 20
I don't remember for I'm already used to stay home. I seldom go out.
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@Nakitakona (56486)
• Philippines
22 Apr 20
@kareng Don't worry. It will resume soon. It won't take time.
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