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Merks Coffee Cake

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Cook Time 50 minutes
Cool Time 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Bread

Ingredients
  

  • ⅓ cup shortening
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 cups flour sifted
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp soda
  • ½ pint sour cream

Filling

  • 6 tbsp butter
  • 1 cup brown sugar packed
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 cup nuts chopped

Instructions
 

  • Cream
    ⅓ cup shortening, ¾ cup sugar, 1 tsp vanilla
  • Add eggs one at a time and beat well.
    3 eggs
  • Sift dry ingredients.
    2 cups flour, 1 tsp baking powder, 1 tsp soda
  • Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream
  • Spread half of batter in 10 inch tube pan that has been greased and lined with wax paper.
  • Spread filling on and add remaining batter.
  • Bake at 350° for about 50 minutes.
  • Cool for 10 minutes and remove from pan.

Notes