Ingredients 1½ sticks butter 1½ cups of sugar 3 eggs 1 cup sour cream 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract 3 cups cake flour or all-purpose flour 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder ½ teaspoon baking soda ¼ teaspoon salt ½ pint fresh raspberries or ½ cup dried cranberries ½ pint fresh blueberries ½ cup white chocolate baking morsels Prepare topping (see below) and set aside. Cream butter and sugar in mixer on high until light and fluffy. Blend in eggs and vanilla until smooth. Sift dry i

You can use this dough for a number of coffeecakes and breakfast treats, including cinnamon rolls and donuts. Ingredients 2 packages active dry yeast ¼ cup warm (110° F) water 1 cup milk (skim, 2%, or whole milk all OK) ¼ cup of butter ¼ cup sugar 1½ teaspoons salt 1 cup mashed potatoes (yes, actual mashed potatoes, not dry flakes) 1 large egg, beaten 4½ to 4¾ cups all-purpose flour Directions Proof the yeast by mixing it in a small bowl with the warm water and allowing it