crumb cake i

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 2 cups white sugar
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup shortening
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 10 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). lightly grease one 13 x 9 inch cake pan or two 8 inch round cake pans.
• mix sugar and flour together. with two knives or a pastry blender cut the shortening into the flour and sugar until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs (as if you were making pie dough). reserve 1/2 cup of this mixture as crumbs for top of cake.
• to the remaining flour mixture stir in the baking powder, eggs, milk, and vanilla and mix well. pour batter into prepared pan. sprinkle reserved crumb mixture over top.
• bake at 350 degrees f (175 degrees c) for about 45 minutes (35 minutes if using two 8 inch round cake pans) or until center of cake springs back when lightly touched or a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.