Herman Coffee Cake

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 1 cup sourdough starter
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 cups self-rising flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 2/3 cup vegetable oil
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup raisins or dates
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 tablespoon honey (optional)
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 2 tablespoons milk

Recipe

• to make starter: mix 2 cups flour, 1/4 cup sugar, 2 cups warm water, 1/4 ounce yeast in a bowl, cover and let stand over night (cover should be loose). refrigerate and stir daily. on fifth day feed herman one cup flour, 1 cup milk and 1/2 cup sugar; stir and refrigerate. stir daily until 10th day. on 10th day remove 1 cup starter and feed as on fifth day.
• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease four 8 inch pans or three 9 inch pans.
• mix together 1 cup starter, white sugar, self rising flour, salt, 2 teaspoons cinnamon, oil, eggs, raisins, 1 cup chopped nuts, honey (optional). stir until combined. pour into prepared pans. top with sugar-nut topping.
• dot with 1/2 cup butter or margarine and bake at 350 degrees f (175 degrees c) for 15 minutes. remove cakes from oven and pour glaze over still-warm cakes.
• to make sugar-nut topping: mix together 1 cup brown sugar, 1 teaspoon flour, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/4 cup chopped nuts.
• to make glaze: combine 1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar, 2 tablespoons melted margarine, 2 tablespoons milk. use immediately to glaze cake.