Chocolate Chip Coffee Cake--
1/2 c. milk
1/2 c. margarine
1/3 c. sugar
1 t. salt
2 pkgs. dry yeast
3c. flour
1/2c.water
2 eggs, beaten
1/2c. choc. chips
nuts, optional
Scald the milk, and add the next 2 ingredients. Sprinkle yeast into the water and add salt. Add cooled milk mixture, eggs, and 3 c. flour. Beat.
Mix together and sprinkle on top of the cake, the following mixture. Let stand about 1 hr. to raise.
Sprinkle with the following topping:
1/3 c. margarine
1/4 c. sugar
1 t. cinnamon
1/3 c. flour
1/4 c. choc. chips
Bake 400 for 35 min, then turn out of the pan when cooled.
Serves 8-10.
This recipe is from an old newspaper which my husband's parents sent to us every year. I just tried it one day, and our kids loved it!
The choc. chips melt in the cake and it is delicious.
***Be very sure the milk has cooled before combining with the yeast mixture.
***It says to add salt, but I don't, as with my luck, the milk will curdle!!
***It has to be baked in a tube pan. I baked it once in a long pan, and it wasn't nearly as good.
Mariah