Doesn’t that sound like a wonderful combination? I found a new coffee that I like. Cameron’s Chocolate Caramel Brownie. It might be the only coffee we brew at Loopy Central from now on, as we’re pretty much all in agreement that it’s wonderful. This morning, I brought in a coffee cake, still warm from the oven. It just seemed like the right thing to do, given that it’s cold and rainy and will be turning to snow in a couple of hours. And you know what that means? Hunkering down in my warm house tonight with a pile of knitting and a list of good movies to watch. And maybe another cup of that coffee. I’m sure WH will be in agreement.
Pecan Cinnamon Surprise
1 (18 oz) white or yellow cake mix
1 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs
1 cup sour cream
3/4 cup sugar
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
2 cups chopped pecans
1 cup chocolate chips (optional)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 9 x 13 pan.
Combine cake mix, oil, eggs and sour cream and beat for 2 minutes at slow speed with a mixer.
Mix sugar, cinnamon and pecans in a separate bowl.
Pour 1/2 of the batter into the pan. Top with 1/2 of the pecan/sugar/cinnamon mix. Spread 1 cup of chocolate chips on top of nuts (if desired). Add the rest of the batter and top with the remaining pecan/sugar/cinnamon mix.
Bake for 40 minutes or until knife inserted into center comes out clean.
We have a lot of new Loopy Groupies to welcome in to the fold! They have most recently received their 6th package and Loopy Groupie welcome bag from us:
Megan in VA, Janet in D.C., Mabel in OH, Liberty in MO, Brenda in VT, Orli in CA, Carolyn in NY, Tasha in TX, Michelle in Canada, Valerie in MA, Jone in NH, Cindy in PA, Melissa in IN, Jenna in GA, Holly in GA, Christine in MA, Andrea in IL, Kim in Canada, Anne in CA, Louise in Canada, Amanda in CA, Moe in SC, Rebekkah in NH, Renee in VA, Arlene in TX, Lisa in WI, Camilla in Norway, Carolyn in WI, Jenny in Australia, Rachel in MA, Julia in CA, Christa in MO, Fumiko in Japan, Kristina in CA, Caryn in MN, Minako in Japan, Susi in WA, Annette in CA, Jennifer in VA, Teri in MI, Jodi in Canada, Maxine in the U.K., Andrea in ME, Karen in CA, Shelly in IN, Antonella in NY, Roberta in SD, Barbara in TX, Jennifer in TX, Shauna in CA, Debbie in Australia, Lise in Canada, Heather in ME, Carol in TN, Carine in France, Anne in MA, Virginia in OH, Shannon in WA, Jennifer in TX, Clarissa in IN, Jane in OK, Amanda in KY, Logan in NY, Marcia in AK, Jennifer in LA, Margaret in MA, Sara in CA, Samantha in KS, Tracee in TN, Diana in CA, Erin in Canada, Kristen in CA, Molly in PA, Kerry in NY, Joyce in MO, Ann in CO, Celestine in PA, Sherri in CA, Kathleen in ME, Sanae in Japan, Melanie in OH, Lianne in England, Deborah in NC, Paula in WA, Stephanie in CA, Jessica in WA, Shelda in MO, Melissa in IA, Charlene in MO, Jennifer in IA, Joanne in Australia, Wanda in IL, Debra in TN, Jieun in MD, Shari in WA, Tracey in TN, Anne in MD, Jennifer in VA, Merja in Finland, Paula in CA, Jane in NY, Julia in Austria, Dodie in NC, Deborah in VA, Jacquelyn in Australia, Robin in FL, Rachel in UT, Patti in PA, Kiersten in Kansas, Sandra in PA, Lauren in AZ, Maija in GA, Jami in TX, Elizabeth in MS, Kristine in CA, Angela in GA, Maria in PA, Rosann in WI, Michelle in CA, Cathy in VA, Margaret in TX, Allison in OH, Deb in CT, Rebecca in PA, Renae in SC, Therese in WA, Heather in NY, Caitlyn in CA, Marese in MD, Patty in IN, Kellie in Canada, Cindy in TX, Lori in IL, Mary in WA, Connie in NY, Ashley in NC, Jessica in IA, Maxine in FL, April in PA, Shirley in CA, Andi in AZ, Hannah in PA, Susan in PA, Sharon in NJ, Beth in IL, Karen in NC, Kristin in MS, Karli in MI, BJ in NY, Katie in IL, Stacie in WI, Jeanne in NJ, Judith in VA, Victoria in MD, Loretta in OK, Linda in IL, Janine in MO, Lori in PA, Shana in CA, Pat in NM, Teresa in IL, Susan in D.C., Doris in Germany, Sarah in Canada, Jennifer in TN, Laura in D.C., Yvonne in The Netherlands, Nancy in SC, Robin in IN, Kelly in OH, Laura in CA, Lois in MS, Kimberly in NC, Kristin in FL, Shelby in CO, Nannette in WA, Jennifer in Canada, Allison in CT, Lena in Canada, Laura in CA, Nicole in VA, Kay in MI, Debbie in TX, Rita in CA, Kimberly in KY, Kathryn in TX, Joanne in PA, Dolores in FL, Susan in IN, Kelly in WV, Christiane in Germany, Kaitlyn in MI, Christine in PA, Dee in ID, Tawana in NY, Judy in MO, Karen in CO, Rocky in NJ, Deborah in CA, Dina in MA, Courtney in MD, Kimberly in TX, Meaghan in Armenia, Micki in NE, MaryEllen in ND, Elizabeth in CA, Mary in the military, Susan in OH, Carolyn in MS, Lisa in OH, Lesley in MO, Nancy in MS, Joanne in VA, Gordana in Canada, Mary in TX, Rebecca in NY, Gerri in NY, Sydney in VA, Cathie in CA, Veronica in NV, Cynthia in NJ, Monica in CA, Sara in MS, Betty in GA, Mila in WA, Michaela in FL, Lisa in IL, Sandi in MS, Shanna in ND, Gail in NV, Fumiko in Japan, Nanette in IL, Christine in MO, Dana in WA, Lynne in the U.K., Gilda in TX, Emily in MO, Donna in CA, Kathy in MO, Edna in OR, Rhona in Canada, Laura in CA, Stacy in NC, Ann in CA, Kathy in TX, Rebecca in MI, Deborah in TX, Katherine in VA, Paula in IA, Elizabeth in OH, Nicole in LA, Chrystal in MO, Jill in KY, Sue in CA, Jody in IL, Jean in VA, Silja in Norway, Rebecca in Australia, Lisa in TN, Liz in Australia, Sarah in NC, Heather in NV, Lisa in PA, Carol in CO, Kristi in OH, Linda in NJ, Donna in AZ, Carol in IL, Nancy in CA, Rita in VA, Mah in CA, Michelle in CA, Lena in Norway, Anna in MD, Vicki in Australia, Diane in MI, LuAnn in UT, Vicki in MS, Michelle in IN, Grethe in Norway, Robyn in Australia, Karen in AZ, Momo in MS, Katherine in PA, Ellen in CA, and Melynda in NC. What a great list of new Groupies! Congratulations to these knitters and crocheters. We’re so glad to have you here!
Sheri fingersneedatypingbreaknow.
Goingtohaveanothercupofcoffee.
The Cinnamon Sugar Cookie and the Caribbean Hazelnut is really good. Actually out of all the ones I have tried there wasn’t a bad one.
Welcome to all the new Groupies! Glad to have you!!!
I made a pecan coffee cake from scratch over Thanksgiving. My mom has been bugging me ever since to make another. And I think she’s right. Maybe this weekend….
coffee sounds amazing… just ordered a pound through the web site. thanks for sharing!
Holy Groupies!! That’s a lot more… It’s been so awesome to watch your business grow. I’m always so amazed and so darn proud of you and your crew, Sheri.
Keep up the GREAT WORK! 🙂
And a great package it was! I’m so excited to a part of the Groupies!
And Dana in TN! You forgot me!! 🙁
I don’t like coffee, but I really like Celestial Seasonings’ Chocolate Caramel Enchantment Chai. Yummy!!
I’m so disappointed to learn that Sheri and the Elves drink pretend coffee. It’s a good thing I fell in love with you all before I learned about this personality flaw!! 🙂
Sheri- You have excellent tastes in coffee- so I took heed and ordered from Cameron’s. Thanks for sharing!!! 🙂 🙂
Wow, I am definitely making that recipe this weekend – it looks wonderful 🙂
That coffee cake sounds delicious! I’m going to have to try it.
Got my Valentine’s Day package already! WOW!!! Super fast. I love it. You always come up with great kits.
We’ve got more snow here today. I’m so over winter. Good thing I have a lot of knitting to keep me busy – and warm.
Have a great weekend.
Wow, maybe now there are more knitters who aren’t Loopy Groupies than who are! Do you have an ongoing count?
It is nasty and raining outside…I would rather be working at TLE with the elves and the coffee and the coffee cake and all that yummy yarn!
Hi Sheri, That cake looks wonderful. Wish I had some sour cream in the house. It’s snowing, expecting 20-30 inches, so I’m staying home. Will put on my list to make!
Valentine kit arrived today, absolutely beautiful!
Have a nice weekend.
Thanks for the tip on the coffee! We’re always looking for new flavors to try! I’ll be making the coffee cake this weekend – a treat for my husband. And welcome to all the new Loopy Groupies! Glad to see some other Michigan knitters/crocheters in the flock! Sheri and the Elves will take really good care of all of you!
Welcome to all the new Loopy Groupies! Thank you for the coffee cake recipe. I know it is a winner. The coffee sounds yummy- will have to order some to have on hand.
Stay in, stay dry and knit a lot.
I can almost smell the aroma of that coffee, and the cake, wow, gotta bake that up v soon. congrats to the many loopy groupies, probably enough to qualify for a special rep in congress.
It is snow, snow, more snow and even more snow (predicted up to 30″) flying in the DC area. They’re calling it Snowmageddon. Will gladly ship some to anyone who’d like it.
I just received my first TLE order today, with a nice note from Sheri, & am now another aspiring Loopy Groupie! I have heard great things about you all for a while now, & can’t believe it took me so long. Thanks Sheri for taking such good care of everyone. The coffee & cake look yummy 🙂
I’m making another run to the grocery store before the blizzard hits!!! I’ll be the only person in line buying sour cream and a cake mix…..everyone else will have toilet paper, milk and cat food in their carts! That cake looks soooo yummy! Happy Winter Weekend to Sheri and all the other knitters! (I hope I can’t make it into work tomorrow night!)
Coffee cake looks great, will give it a try, but like everyone else, I am not running back to the grocery. The news keeps saying the snow is coming, but we are still waiting. Maybe this time…
So, here’s my problem…I have almost none of those ingredients in the house. Hmmmm. I wasn’t planning to grocery shop tomorrow. Hmmm. That coffee cake looks awfully good.
The coffee AND the coffee cake sound delicious. My Valentine Kit arrived today…very nice.
Can’t wait to make the coffee cake…you have the best recipes and they are easy enough to whip up in no time…
Enjoy the snow…and Welcome to the new Groupies……what a list!
Congratulations and welcome to all the new Groupies! Wow—lots of new Groupies all in one go! We had an unexpected snowfall here yesterday—I had the knitting all right, but sure could have used some of that coffee cake….
Whoa! That’s a whole lotta new Groupies! 🙂
I am so happy to be a Loopy Groupie 🙂
Welcome to all the new groupies! You are in good company.
When I first saw the recipe, I thought “Oh, great – something else I can’t eat thanks to Celiac disease” but as I read it, I realized that it could be modified. Betty Crocker and several others have a gluten-free cake mix!! I bet I might have to scale back the oil, but this could work. WOO HOO! I’m off to play in the kitchen (and enjoy some coffee, too).
Thanks, Sheri!
Hi Sheri, I am moving from Albuquerque to Chicago. What a joy it will be to finally be abe to bake without making high altitude adjustments (that almost never work). Will try your coffee cake receipe next week. Thank you!
You have such yummy recipes…..now if I could just leave my knitting in the bag long enough to actually use my kitchen!!!!!
stay in and warm. have a nice weekend.
That coffee cake looks great! Maybe tomorrow…
And I was thinking…just what do you call that many Groupies in one place. A herd? A gaggle? A flock would be too easy. Must come up with another name. I’ll work on that.
yummy sounding recipe! can’t wait to try it. Thanks!!
I have to say: chocolate chips, optional? Well, not in my house! ^_^;
I took our dog on a super long walk on Saturday just so I could get cupcakes (expensive, but worth it). Yum. It might be better for my budget to make your tasty coffee cake, but it is better for my waistline not to have it in the house!
I’ve just started drinking chocolate coffee from our local beanery – it really tastes like a treat, so I don’t need so much cake!
I received my official groupie package last week and was so surprised and thrilled. Now I see my name in print for achieving this status. You really know how to make us all feel important. I’ve got house guests coming this week and what a perfect recipe for breakfast. The coffee cake sounds yummy.
I received my official groupie package yesterday! It was so excited. I wanted to say thank you to Sheri and all of the elves! You have a wonderful shop and a gift for making us all feel special.