Cinnamon Coffee Cake

I went to visit a friend of mine who recently had surgery. I wanted to bring something that was comforting, so decided on cinnamon coffee cake. I often use shortcuts when strapped for time, and this recipe is perfect for that, as you use packaged cake mix.

INGREDIENTS

1 (18.25 ounce) package white cake mix

1 (3.4 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix

 1 (3.4 ounce) package instant butterscotch pudding mix

 4 eggs

 1 cup water

 1 cup vegetable oil

 1 cup packed brown sugar

 5 tablespoons of ground cinnamon

Original recipe makes one cake

Directions

·         Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking pan.

·         In a medium bowl, stir together the cake mix, vanilla pudding mix, and butterscotch pudding mix. Add the eggs, oil and water, mix until well blended. In another bowl, stir together the brown sugar and cinnamon. Pour half of the batter into the pan, spread evenly with half of the cinnamon mixture. Cover with the rest of the batter, and sprinkle with the rest of the cinnamon mixture.

·         Bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven, then turn the oven down to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) and bake for an additional 35 to 40 minutes.

For the presentation, I cut the coffee cake up, packaged in a white box and tied it with a red bow.