Sep. 3, 2008 - Faye's Coffee Cake
Faye's coffee cake
Cake:
1 1/2 c flour
3 t baking powder
1/4 t salt
3/4 c sugar
1/4 c shortening
1 egg
1 t vanilla
1/2 c milk
Filling/topping
1 c packed brown sugar
4 T flour
4 t cinnamon
1/4 c butter, melted
1 c chopped pecans or walnuts
1 - preheat oven to 350, lightly grease 8" square pan
2 - in large combine flour, powder, salt and sugar.
3 - in small bowl cream together shortening, egg, vanilla and milk
4 - add to dry ingredients and mix well
5 - in small bowl combine all ingredients for filling and mix with fork
6 - spread 1/2 cake batter into bottom of greased pan
7 - pour 1/2 of filling on top and spread evenly
8 - spread remaining cake batter on top of layer of filling
9 - top with remaining filling
10 - bake for 25-30 minutes (check to be sure that tooth pick inserted in middle comes out clean! Otherwise it will be "goopy" in the middle! Grin)
