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

preheat oven to 350, lightly grease 8 inch square pan
in large combine flour, powder, salt and sugar
in small bowl cream together shortening, egg, vanilla and milk
add to dry ingredients and mix well
in small bowl combine all ingredients for filling and mix with fork
spread 1/2 cake batter into bottom of greased pan
pour 1/2 of filling on top and spread evenly
spread remaining cake batter on top of layer of filling
top with remaining filling
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! 🙂)