Buttercup Squash Coffee Cake

We Christians often act like heathen. We preach that it is wonderful to be a Christian, that Heaven is to be gained and Hell shunned. Then when one of our loved ones dies, we act as if it were all a lie. Our actions say that this world is better than the next, that death is a tragedy, and we ask querulously in our unbelief, Why? Why? Why?… Shame on us! When we weep and lament at the death of our loved ones [beyond God’s-honoring grief], we often make void our testimony, cast reflection upon the Bible and irreverence on Heaven. For the Christian, death is not a tragedy but a glorious promotion – not the sad end, but the glorious beginning.

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains, Eggs		Cakes, Desserts, Taste of ho	10	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/4	c	Firmly packed brown sugar
1/4	c	Sugar
1/4	c	All-purpose flour
1/4	c	Quick-cooking oats
1/4	c	Chopped nuts
1 1/2	t	Ground cinnamon
3	T	Cold butter or margarine
1/2	c	Butter-flavored shortening
1	c	Sugar
2		Eggs
1	c	Mashed cooked buttercup
		squash
1	t	Vanilla extract
2	c	All-purpose flour
2	t	Baking powder
1 1/2	t	Ground cinnamon
1/2	t	Baking soda
1/2	t	Salt
1/4	t	Ground ginger
1/4	t	Ground nutmeg
1	pn	Ground cloves
1/2	c	Unsweetened applesauce
1/2	c	Confectioners' sugar
1/4	t	Vanilla extract
1 1/2	t	Hot water

INSTRUCTIONS

Combine the first six ingredients. Cut in butter until crumbly; set
aside. In a mixing bowl, cream shortening and sugar. Beat in eggs one
at a time. Beat in squash and vanilla. Combine dry ingredients;
gradually add to creamed mixture. spoon half into a greased 9-in.
springform pan. Spread applesauce over batter. Sprinkle with half of
the streusel. Spoon remaining b batter evenly over streusel. Top with
remaining streusel. Bake at 350 degrees for 50-55 minutes or until
cake tests done. Cool for 10 minutes; remove sides of pan. Combine
glaze ingredients; drizzle over coffee cake. Yield: 10-12 servings.
NOTES : "My father grows a large squash patch, so each fall, I get an
ample amount of his harvest.  I make this treat to share with my
co-workers. They rave about the moist cake, the crunchy streusel and
the applesauce between the layers.-Mary Jones, Cumberland, Maine."
Recipe by: Taste of Home, August/September, 1997  Posted to MC-Recipe
Digest V1 #1011 by NGavlak <NGavlak@aol.com> on  Jan 14, 1998

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 274 Calories From Fat: 29 Total Fat: 3.4g Cholesterol: 37.2mg Sodium: 295.8mg Potassium: 140.5mg Carbohydrates: 56.8g Fiber: 2g Sugar: 32.3g Protein: 5.2g