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First Week of Advent

As I begin this Advent journey, teach me to turn to you in my fear and sorrow. I don't want to keep making my heart hard against you.

Holiday Baking

Pumpkin Coffee Cake

 yellow cake mix

16 oz canned pumpkin

1/2 c brown sugar

1/2 c oil

3 eggs

1 tsp pumpkin pie spice

Combine ingredients.

Mix on medium speed for 2-3 minutes.

Spread in to greased and floured 8x8 pan.

In a medium bowl, combine 1/2 c sugar,

 1/4 c margarine and 1 tsp cinnamon.

Cut until crumbly. Sprinkle over batter.

 Cut gently mixture into batter
leaving most of the mixture on top.

Bake at 350 degress for 40-45 minutes.

First Week of Advent

Holiday Baking

Pineapple Upside Down Cake

Small can of crushed pineapple

1/3 cup melted margarine

2/3 cup brown sugar

yellow cake mix

Drain pineapple and reserve juice. Stir together melted margarine and brown sugar. Spread mixture on sprayed cake pan and follow with pineapple. Prepare cake mix, using pineapple juice for part of the water. Pour batter in pan. Bake per package directions. Cool 5 minutes. Loosen edges and invert onto servin dish.