Nana's Coffee Cake

Name: Nana's Coffee Cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar; 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon; 1 1/2 cups flour; 1 cup sugar; 1/8 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1 egg; 1/3 cup shortening; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla; 1/2 cup sour cream or 1/2 cup sour milk

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Recipe by Parsley

This is my Nana's recipe, which I'm sure came from her Nana. My Mom added the cinnamon topping, and I like it that way. It is simple and good.

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READY IN: 55mins

SERVES: 8

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

Topping
1 ¹⁄₂

tablespoons sugar
¹⁄₂

teaspoon cinnamon
Cake
1 ¹⁄₂

cups flour
1

cup sugar
¹⁄₈

teaspoon salt
¹⁄₂

teaspoon baking powder
¹⁄₂

teaspoon baking soda
1

egg
¹⁄₃

cup shortening
¹⁄₂

teaspoon vanilla
¹⁄₂

cup sour cream or 1/2 cup sour milk

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease and flour an 8" or 9" cake pan.
Combine the topping ingredients (1-1/2 Tablespoons sugar and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon) in a small bowl. Set aside and reserve for sprinkling on top of batter.
Combine the dry ingredients for the cake in a bowl.
In a separate large mixing bowl, beat together egg, shortening and vanilla. Gradually beat in dry ingredients; then beat in sour cream or sour milk.
Pour into prepared cake pan. Sprinkle the sugar/cinnamon mixture evenly over top of batter.
Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 40 to 45 minutes.

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