Irene’s Coffee Cake

by Irene Segletes

1/2 c. shortening
3/4 c. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
3 eggs
2 c. sifted flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 pint sour cream (8 oz.)
6 Tb. butter or margarine softened
1 c. firmly packed brown sugar
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 c. chopped nuts

Cream shortening, sugar, and vanilla thoroughly. Add eggs, singly, beating well after each addition. Sift flour, baking powder and soda together. Add to creamed mixture, alternately with sour cream, blending after each addition. Spread half of butter in 10″ tube pan that has been greased and lined on the bottom with waxed paper. Cream butter, brown sugar and cinnamon together. Add nuts; mix well. Dot with batter in pan evenly with half of nut mixture. Cover with remaining batter. Dot with remaining nut mixture. Bake at 350° for about 50 minutes. Cook cake 10 min; remove from pan.