Jewish Coffee Cake

Ingredients

• 1 cup shortening (butter or margarine)
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 3 cups flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt (optional)
• 1 cup milk
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 3 teaspoons cinnamon

Directions

1. 1

   Sift flour, baking powder and salt.

2. 2

   Cream shortening and sugar.

3. 3

   Add 1 egg at a time.

4. 4

   Beat well after each egg added.

5. 5

   Add milk and flour mixture alternately to creamed mixture.

6. 6

   Mix sugar and cinnamon.

7. 7

   Pour 1/2 coffeecake batter in pan, alternately with cinnamon mixture, leaving enough cinnamon mixture for top of cake.

8. 8

   Bake in 9x13-inch greased pan for 1 hour at 325 degrees, or 2 greased loaf pans for 1 hour at 350 degrees, or until golden brown and toothpick comes out clean.

9. 9

   Cool.