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By Mary
/ February 28, 2017
Happy Baking Accidents…Blueberry Coffee Cake Kind of Thing…
Or Things That Turned Out Better Than Expected... It was 16 below this morning and after reading a Facebook post of a friend who was making coffee cake, I WANTED some, but I was not willing to drag my sorry self out for any missing ingredients. People die in this weather! So the hunt began -- digging through the cupboard, freezer and fridge! I found a can of Pillsbury Blueberry biscuits not yet out date (although that might not have stopped me today). While these are good, they are NOT coffee cake, so I continued my search for "enhancements" for the biscuits, all the while, my inner Julia Child self, was chanting butter...butter...butter...in her unique, high pitched voice. Next, I remembered some blueberry sauce for waffles I'd made a few weeks ago and had frozen -- I dug them out and threw them in the microwave to defrost. So we've got biscuits, extra blueberry sauce...hmm...what else do I need... The coffee cakes that I love the most either have a streusel crumble or a drizzled frosting topping -- sometimes both...but in this case, I decided to go for a drizzle. In the pantry I discovered a can of whipped vanilla frosting...bingo - I am in business. This could be really, good or one of those things you feed to the birds... Now that I had scrounged up some potential things to work with, I was glad my husband was still in bed and wouldn't see this crazy thing come together in case it turned into a Lucy episode. I pulled a round quiche pan from the cupboard and greased it lightly. With a smack I popped open the biscuits and in a effort to look "fancy" I cut all but one in half and arranged them in the pan to look like a sun....
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Welcome to my blog! I am an Iowa Farm girl who aspires to write a cookbook featuring vintage and favorite recipes from my family and friends. I'd like to bring you the art of cooking like your mother, grandmother, or whoever is your cooking inspiration. Keep it simple and enjoy! --Mary Food Blogger, Travel Writer, Photographer, Computer Geek, & Gardener
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