Aunt Fran's Coffee Cake

Submitted by CRYSTALINA_Haldeman

"This came from my great Aunt who originally made it all from scratch!"

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 12-16

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 (18 ounce) package yellow cake mix
• 1 (3 1/2 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding
• 4 eggs
• 3⁄4 cup oil
• 3⁄4 cup water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• chopped pecans

• Glaze

• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 3 tablespoons milk

directions

1. In a small bowl combine sugar and cinnamon.
2. Set Aside.
3. Combine pudding and cake mix with eggs, oil, water and vanilla.
4. Mix well.
5. Grease and flour 9x13 inch pan.
6. (This cake rises considerably and needs a large pan.) Sprinkle half of the nuts on the bottom of the pan.
7. Spread half of the batter over the nuts.
8. Sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon mixture.
9. Add rest of batter.
10. Sprinkle top with nuts.
11. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 30-35 minutes, or until a wooden tooth pick comes out clean.
12. Mix powdered sugar and milk.
13. Drizzle glaze over cake whil hot.

Reviews

[Laudee]

This is a super-good cake...so light and moist! I love how easy it is to mix together, and a big + is that it's made with stuff I usually have on hand anyway! Followed your easy directions right down the line, and, voila!! Thanks so much for sharing, CH, You have a big winner here!

 

[Hill Family]

This was super easy and pretty darn good. I will try adding fruit next time to see what I get. Thanks

 

[taginalawn]

This was delicious! I've also made a 2nd one using orange cake mix, and it was gone in an hour! thanks again.