Old Fashioned Crumb Cake

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg, beaten
• 3/4 cup milk

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375f and grease an 8" baking pan; line pan with parchment paper and lightly oil.
• 2 mix shortening, sugar, and 2 cups of flours until it is crumbly and fine.
• 3 reserve 3/4 of this mixture and set off to side.
• 4 sift the rest of the flour and add to it the baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.
• 5 combine the crumb mixture.
• 6 add the egg and milk, mixing well.
• 7 pour into prepared pan.
• 8 take the reserved crumbs and sprinkle it on top of the cake.
• 9 bake in oven for 35 - 40 minutes.