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June 27, 2001

It's just so tempting to pick up an easy, premade dessert at the
supermarket or bakery that the art of the Coffee Cake may just be dying out.
We want to share a recipe that is so quick, easy and scrumptious that maybe 
the next time "the grrrrls" are dropping by for lunch or your in-laws phone 
to say they'll be at your place in a couple of hours, you'll drop everything,
grab your apron and whip up this delightful treat. You won't be wracking your
brain trying to find a substitute for rosewater or flaked unsweetened coconut -
this cake needs no exotic ingredients. You will likely have everything you 
need right in the cupboard.
Save the home-made Coffee Cake!


Buttery Cinnamon Coffee Cake

2 cups all-purpose flour 
1 TBSP. baking powder 
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 
3/4 teaspoon salt 
2/3 cup shortening 
1 1/3 cups granulated sugar 
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract 
3 eggs 
2/3 cup milk 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and lightly flour one 10" fluted tube pan.

Stir together the flour, baking powder, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, and salt. 

Cream shortening until light and fluffy. Add the sugar & the vanilla. 
Continue creaming until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating for
at least 1 minute after each egg. 

Add flour mixture and milk alternately to egg mixture, beating after each
addition. Pour batter into prepared pan. 

Bake at 350 degrees F for 40 minutes. Remove cake from oven and let cool 
on a rack in the pan for 10 minutes before turning out. 

After removing cake from pan and while it is still warm, poke holes around 
the top of the cake with a fork. Pour the warm cinnamon syrup into the holes
and onto the top and sides of the cake. Sprinkle with confectioner's sugar.


Cinnamon Syrup: 

1/2 cup granulated sugar 
6 TBSP. unsalted butter 
1/3 cup water 
1 teaspoon vanilla extract 
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 

In a saucepan combine all ingredients. Heat and stir until butter melts. 
Cook and stir until for approximately 5 minutes, but DO NOT allow the 
mixture to boil. Pour syrup over cake while it and the cake are still warm. 


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