Tiffy's Cinnamon & Raisin Coffee Cake

Name: Tiffy's Cinnamon & Raisin Coffee Cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 4 min
Total time: 1 h 14 min
Yield: 2 cakes
Ingredients: 1 lb all-purpose flour, plus; 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour (3 1/4 cup total); 1 tablespoon coarse salt; 2 cups softened unsalted butter; 2 cups sugar; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 9 large room temp eggs; 2 cups raisins; 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon; 2 cups confectioners' sugar; 4 -5 tablespoons milk

Submitted by Lady in love

"A nice dense moist swirled coffee cake, not to sweet. Recipe makes two cakes"

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Ready In:: 1hr 14mins
Ingredients:: 11
Yields:: 2 cakes

ingredients

The Cake
1 lb all-purpose flour, plus
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour (3 1/4 cup total)
1 tablespoon coarse salt
2 cups softened unsalted butter
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
9 large room temp eggs
2 cups raisins
2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
The Topping
2 cups confectioners' sugar
4 -5 tablespoons milk

directions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Butter two 5-9 in loaf pans.
Combine 3 1/4 cups all purpose flour and salt in a bowl.
Cream butter and sugar with a mixer on high speed until pale and fluffy. Scrape down sides of bowl.
Reduce speed to med. and add vanilla extract.
Lightly beat eggs, and add to butter mixture a little at a time, mixing thoroughly and scraping down sides.
Reduce speed to low, and add flour mixture a little at a time, mixing until just blended. Toss raisins in remaining 2 tablespoons of flour; fold into finished batter.Divide batter in half with 2 bowls. In one bowl,fold cinnamon into the batter. Scoop batters into 2 prepared pans. 1/2 cup at a time, alternating plain and cinnamon.Do two layers, scoop plain,cinnamon,plain on bottom. Then cinnamon, plain, cinnamon on top layer. Drag a knife through top to swirl, tap on counter to distribute evenly.
Bake until a tester inserted into center of each cake comes out clean, about 65 minute ( a little more for high altitudes )Let cool in pans on a wire rack for 30 minute Remove from pans, and let cool completely on wire rack.
Make the glaze; Combine 2 cups confectioners sugar and 4-5 tablespoons milk in a bowl. Drizzle over cooled cakes.

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Lady in love

Love to cook! I want to learn to cook healthy meals for my husband and I. I found the site looking for a good cucumber salad recipe. :) I do love the Crock Pot, when you live in the mountains and drive aprox. 4 hours on a work day. It is nice to come home to.

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