St. James Coffee Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 3 cups flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 3/4 cup butter or 3/4 cup margarine
• 2 cups buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup raisins or 1 cup currants
• 1 cup nuts, chopped

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 in a medium bowl, combine the flour, sugar and spices.
• 3 cut or rub in the butter until the mixture resembles corn meal.
• 4 reserve 1/2 cup of the mixture.
• 5 in a second bowl, combine the buttermilk and baking soda.
• 6 pour this into the remaining crumb mixture in halves, beating thoroughly after each addition.
• 7 stir in the raisins and nuts.
• 8 spread the batter into a greased and floured 9x13 pan.
• 9 sprinkle the reserved crumb mixture over the top.
• 10 bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour until brown and springy when touched or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean.
• 11 enjoy!