Fruit Filled Coffee Cake

This is a secret Amish recipe for a Fruit Filled Coffee Cake that is simply incomparable. With swirls of cherry pie filling running through every heavenly bite, this is no ordinary coffee cake.

Makes: 24

Cooking Time: 1 hr 15 min

Ingredients

• 3 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups plus 3 tablespoons sugar, divided
• 3/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 (21-ounce) can cherry or your favorite pie filling
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 9- x 13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
    
2. In a large bowl, cream together eggs, 1-1/2 cups sugar, the oil, juice, and vanilla. Add flour and baking powder; mix well. Pour half the batter into prepared baking dish. Spread pie filling over batter.
    
3. In a small bowl, mix remaining sugar and the cinnamon; sprinkle 1 teaspoon of the mixture over pie filling.
    
4. Spoon remaining batter over pie filling then sprinkle with remaining sugar and cinnamon mixture.
    
5. Bake 15 minutes then reduce heat to 300 degrees and bake 60 more minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
    

Notes

• What a great way to end a meal! And how about a steaming mug of our Viennese Coffee to top it all off?
   
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