Moravian Sugar Coffee Cake

This recipe has been passed through many generations. It makes a large cookie sheet of light and buttery treats. The recipe has been adapted for use with the dough cycle on a bread machine. Then it's baked in the oven after rising. Try it once and you'll get many requests for 'Sugar Cake.'

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 55 mins
• Calories: 263 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup white sugar
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 3 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
• ½ cup butter, room temperature
• 2 cups water
• 2 ¼ teaspoons active dry yeast
• 1 cup dark brown sugar
• 1 egg, room temperature
• ½ teaspoon ground mace
• 1 pound potatoes, peeled and chopped
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon, or to taste
• ½ cup chilled butter, diced
• 2 tablespoons chilled butter, diced
• 1 teaspoon evaporated milk

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place potatoes and water in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil. Boil until the potatoes are tender. Drain, reserving 1/2 cup water, and mash. Let cool to room temperature.

Step 2

Place mashed potatoes, reserved water, salt, sugar, mace, 1/2 cup butter, egg, flour and yeast in the pan of a bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select dough cycle; press Start.

Step 3

Pat dough onto a greased 11x13 inch baking sheet. Cover with a damp cloth and let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 1 hour.

Step 4

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Combine the dark brown sugar, cinnamon, and chilled butter in a food processor and pulse until butter is the size of coarse crumbs.

Step 5

Poke several medium holes in the dough and fill with brown sugar and butter. Sprinkle the dough with a few drops of evaporated milk.

Step 6

Bake in the preheated oven until the cake's edges are golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes.