Merks Coffee Cake

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter flavor shortening
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 pint sour cream
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups all-purpose flour

For crumbs

• 4 teaspoons fleischmann margarine
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 cup walnut pieces

For icing

• 1 cup powdered sugar
• water

Directions

1. 1

   Instructions: Make crumbs first.

2. 2

   Then, make the batter.

3. 3

   Add ingredients in order listed.

4. 4

   Cream shortening, sugar, and eggs.

5. 5

   Add the rest of the wet ingredients, and then slowly add the dry ingredients.

6. 6

   Mix to combine, do not over mix.

7. 7

   Put 12 the batter in a greased 10 inch bundt pan.

8. 8

   Add 12 crumbs and then add the rest of batter, and top with rest of crumbs bake 350°F for 50 minutes until top is browned, and a fork comes out clean.

9. 9

   Cool slightly and remove from pan to a cooling rack.

10. 10

    Cool completely & then drizzle on icing.

11. 11

    Serve with margarine or butter.