Looking to build healthy habits around the holidays? Book with me: Be and Eat Well After a short hiatus, the project “Discovering North Carolina” is in full swing again and I am so happ…

The secret ingredient to this buttery cake is already in your pantry.

Looks kind of brainy. Cinnamon and butter brainy. So much butter. So, so, so much butter. Only after I followed the recipe in the book and the cake went in the oven did I look up this style of cake up on the internet. My typical way with a completely new recipe is to look

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An easy recipe for Moravian Sugar Cake. Makes two 8-inch pans.

My Grandma would roll over in her grave right now if she knew I was posting her Moravian Sugar Cake recipe but why keep such a delish recipe under wrap? My family is Moravian this recipe comes straight from the church. My Grandma used to make this all the time on Sunday mornings for breakfast with coffee or tea. It's a bit time consuming, but well worth the effort.

Moravian sugar cake is a delicious Southern tradition. Here is where it came from and why you should eat one on Christmas morning!

This delicious coffee cake is courtesy of Winklers Bakery Winston/Salem North Carolina. It is traditional served as an Easter morning breakfast treat, but is an excellent coffee cake year round. The instant potatoes give the cake a nice texture and flavor.

This is my all-time favorite Christmas treat! My mother always had several of these in the freezer around the holidays. The crispy Brown Sugar-Cinnamon topping combined with the buttery, tender yeast cake is seriously addictive! Perfect for Christmas morning, New Years Eve, and Holiday Gifts for your special friends and family 🙂 A huge "Thank You" to pastrychefonline.com for sharing this Wonderful Recipe!!!

North Carolina is home to a large Moravian population, specifically in Winston-Salem where you can find delicious treats like Moravian Cookies and Moravian Sugar Cake in local bakeries. I have a hard time passing up recipes for anything yeasty, buttery and sugary so I was excited to make Moravian Sugar Cake! This recipe makes 2 half sheet trays (large cookie sheets) which may seem like a lot, but you will quickly realize how fast this cake disappears and be happy it makes so much…