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Herman Coffee Cake Starter and Bread

At a Glance

Prep
45 minutes
Cook
195 minutes
Total
1 hr 15 min
Yield
1.00 bundt cake, serving(s)

Categories

  • Dessert

Cuisine

  • American

Cooking Method

  • Bake

Difficulty

  • Easy

Dietary

  • Vegetarian

Allergens

  • Possible Milk — check ingredient labels
  • Possible Eggs — check ingredient labels
  • Possible Nuts — check ingredient labels

Servings & Nutrition

Original recipe serves 12. Current scale: 1x.

Calories 410 per serving 4920 for selected servings
Fat 22.1g per serving 265g for selected servings
Sugar 30.5g per serving 366g for selected servings
Protein 7.6g per serving 91g for selected servings
Carbohydrates 49.4g per serving 593g for selected servings

Nutrition and servings are approximate based on the ingredient list. Please verify for dietary or medical needs.

This recipe for Herman Coffee Cake Starter and Bread brings together 1/2 cup granulated sugar, 1 cup all-purpose flour, 1 cup milk in a practical dish for home cooking. It takes about 1 hr 15 min to prepare and cook. It makes approximately 1 servings.

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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 whole eggs
  • 2/3 cup cooking oil (I use canola)
  • 1 cup nuts or 1 cup raisins, boiled & drained (I use pecans)
  • 1 tablespoon flour
  • 1 tablespoon cinnamon
  • 1 cup light brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup melted butter
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 cup light brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 1/2 cups chopped nuts

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Instructions

  1. STARTER: Stir Ingredients together, mixing well, in a gallon container.

  2. Cover tightly and refrigerate.

  3. Feed Herman the same 3 Starter ingredients (above) every 5 days for a total of 4 times (20 days).

  4. Stir Herman daily.

  5. When you are ready to bake a Herman Cake, you should have about eight cups of starter.

  6. Bake Herman cake (recipe below) on the 25th day from the first feeding.

  7. ***Keep your own starter growing, use some to bake a Herman Cake, and give some to friends.

  8. ***SHARING YOUR STARTER: If someone gives you a cup of Herman Starter, you must feed it for 10 days before you bake with it.

  9. Day 1: Feed Starter with 1/2 cup sugar, 1 cup flour, and 1 cup milk.

  10. Stir, cover and refrigerate.

  11. Day 2-4: Stir.

  12. Leave in refrigerator.

  13. Day 5: Feed Starter again with 1/2 cup sugar, 1 cup flour, and 1 cup milk.

  14. Stir, cover and refrigerate.

  15. Day 6-9: Stir.

  16. Leave in refrigerator.

  17. ***Herman should now be about 4 cups: use 2 cups to bake, give 1 cup to friend, and keep 1 cup to grow more Starter.

  18. ***Day 10: MAKE HERMAN CAKE AS FOLLOWS: Mix all Herman Cake ingredients together, along with 2 cups of Herman Starter, and pour into a greased/floured bundt pan.

  19. Sprinkle top with Topping mixture.

  20. Bake 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes.

  21. Or use a 15x19-2" pan and bake 325 degrees for 30-35 minutes.

  22. TOPPING MIXTURE: Mix together all Topping ingredients and sprinkle over cake BEFORE baking.

  23. GLAZE: Mix all Glaze ingredients together and cook for 5 minutes.

  24. Pour over top of hot baked Herman Cake.

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