Cinnamon Coffee Cake III

Granny ‘s famous coffee cake, light and moist and swirled with cinnamon.

Original recipe makes 1 – 10 inch tube pan

Ingredients

1/2 cup shortening
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1 (8 ounce) container sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup brown sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

PREP

30 mins
COOK

40 mins
READY IN

1 hr 30 mins

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch tube pan. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
In a large bowl, cream together the shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the sour cream and vanilla. Beat in the flour mixture, just until incorporated. Pour half of batter into prepared pan. In a small bowl, combine brown sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle half of mixture over batter. Add remainder of batter and sprinkle with rest of topping. With the tip of a knife, swirl lightly through the batter.
Bake in the preheated oven for 40 to 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.