MARCH OF DIMES COFFEE CAKE
Filling and topping:
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 T. cinnamon
2 T. flour
3 T. melted butter
1/2 cup chopped nuts
Mix all ingredients together and set aside.
Batter:
1-1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup shortening
1 T. baking powder
1 egg
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 cup milk
3/4 cup sugar
Sift dry ingredients and cut shortening into dry mixture either with fingers or fork. Beat egg and add milk. Then add liquid to dry ingredients a little at a time. Butter a 6 x 10 baking pan; with spatula spread half of the batter over the bottom of the pan. Top with half of the filling. Then spread the rest of the batter over the filling and sprinkle he rest of the filling over the top of that. Bake in a preheated oven at 375 degrees for about 45 minutes, approximately.
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