Scarlett Feather's Coffee Cake

Submitted by Scarlett Feather

"here's a great coffee cake for when you'r sitting around the kitchen table having coffee and chatting with friends and/or family."

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 2⁄3 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons shortening
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1⁄4 cups flour
• 2⁄3 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

• Topping

• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 cup chopped nuts
• 1⁄4 cup brown sugar
• 1⁄4 cup white sugar

directions

1. Combine all ingredients for topping.
2. Grease and flour an 8" square cake pan or tube pan or oblong whatever you desire.
3. Blend sugar and shortening together.
4. Stir in beaten egg.
5. Mix in salt, baking powder and flour.
6. Add vanilla to milk and add to the batter altenately with dry ingredients.
7. Spread half the batter into the prepared pan.
8. Sprinkle half the topping on top.
9. Cover with remaining batter and sprinkle with remaining topping.
10. Bake in a moderate oven 350F.
11. for 25-30 minutes.
12. Allow cake to sit at room temp.
13. in pan on wrack for 10-15 minutes before serving.
14. Cut pieces from pan.
15. Enjoy!

Reviews

[Mikaela]

This coffee cake was very good. It's great on a Sunday morning w/a cup of coffee and newspaper in hand. I cooked w/out nuts due to my son's allergies and still turned out fine. Simple and delicious!