The Maintain Me team is sharing a few of their favorite holiday recipes over the next few days.

Chelsea plays games and enjoys some Coffee and Coffee Cake after a big dinner with family and friends. Below is one of her favorite Coffee Cake recipes.

INGREDIENTS 

  • 1 cup oil

  • 2 eggs beaten

  • 1 tsp vanilla

  • 1 cup milk

  • 1 cup sugar

  • 3 cups flour

  • 3 tsp baking powder

  • 1/2 tsp salt

  • 1 1/2 cup brown sugar

  • 2 tsp cinnamon

  • 1/3 - 1/2 cup butter melted

INSTRUCTIONS

  • In a large mixing bowl. combine oil, eggs, vanilla and milk together.

  • In a medium bowl, blend together sugar, flour, baking powder and salt.

  • Combine egg mixture with flour mixture. Pour half the batter into a lightly greased 9x13 pan.

  • In a medium bowl, prepare streusel by combining brown sugar and cinnamon.

  • Sprinkle half of streusel on top of the batter. Top with remaining batter and then sprinkle the remaining streusel on top.

  • Drizzle with melted butter (you can do less and use 1/3 cup butter or up to 1/2 cup butter melted).

  • Bake, covered with foil at 350 for 25-30 minutes. Take off foil and bake an additional 10 minutes.

Desiree's favorite holiday sweet treat is a Cranberry Bliss Bar!

BARS

1 cup butter (2 sticks, very soft)

1cup brown sugar (some cooks reduce this to 2/3 cup)

 1⁄3 cup granulated sugar

3 large eggs

2 teaspoons orange extract or 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

2 cups flour

1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon ground ginger

3⁄4 cup craisins (dried cranberries)

3⁄4 cup white chocolate chips
 

FROSTING

3 ounces cream cheese, softened

2 tablespoons butter, softened

3 cups confectioners' sugar

1 teaspoon orange extract (or vanilla)

TOPPING

1⁄3 cup craisins, chopped

1 -2 tablespoon grated orange rind

1⁄3 cup white chocolate chips

1⁄2 teaspoon canola oil

DIRECTIONS

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees (325 for a glass or dark pan). Prepare a 10x15 by lining it with parchment paper or use a non-stick spray.

BARS: With an electric mixer, beat together softened butter and sugars 3-5 minutes until light; gently blend in eggs and orange extract (don't overbeat eggs). Add the flour, baking powder, and ginger and beat briefly. Add the cranberries and chips, stirring just until incorporated.

Spread thick batter in prepared 10x15 pan. Bake 350 for 20-24 minutes until light brown AT EDGES and a skewer tests clean. Don't overbake or your bars will be dry. Let it cool completely. NOTE: If you use a 9x13 pan, the bars will be thicker and will take 26-28 minutes.

FROSTING: Blend cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Add orange extract and confectioners sugar and beat until frosting is fluffy and spreadable (adding 1 t. milk if needed). Spread evenly over COOLED bars.

GARNISH: Use a zester to remove rind from an orange; sprinkle zest over frosted bars. Chop 1/3 cup Craisins coarsely; sprinkle over frosted bars.

DRIZZLE: Mix white chocolate and oil in a glass measuring cup. Microwave 1 minute; stirring every 15 seconds until melted. Use a fork or whisk to drizzle the white chocolate diagonally across the bars.

Allow one hour for the white chocolate to set before cutting. **To make signature Starbuck triangles, cut into 20 large squares (5 cuts by 4 cuts with the knife). Then cut each square in half diagonally to create triangles.

See more recipes from the team Friday!