Family Coffee Cake

Contributed byAnita Ward
Powdered sugar-dusted coffee cake slice with crumb topping, served with raspberries and blackberries.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup Crisco
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup sour milk or buttermilk
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 1/2 cup flour
  • 3 teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 tablespoon melted butter or oleo (I used at least 2 1/2 to 3 tablespoons)
  • 2 tablespoon flour
  • 5 tablespoon brown sugar (heaping)
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • nuts (optional)
  • cinnamon/sugar mixture (optional)
Yield: 24 Servings
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes

Instructions

Make topping first. Cream together Crisco, salt and sugar in a bowl. Beat egg lightly and add to first mixture. Add sour milk or buttermilk in which baking soda has been dissolved. Add flour which has baking powder added to the last of the flour. Mix thoroughly. Bake in 2 (8- or 9-inch) square pans which have been greased well at 400° for 20 minutes after topping with the following mixture: Mix well butter or oleo, flour, brown sugar and cinnamon. Nuts may be sprinkled over top, as may some cinnamon/sugar mixture. 

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