Cinnamon Coffee Cake

This basic coffee cake recipe is a good one to have in your baking repertoire – easy to whip up in a flash and always a crowd-pleaser.

Ingredients
3/4 C. sugar
1/4 C. soft shortening
1 egg
1/2 C. milk
1 1/2 C. flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt

Cinnamon Topping:
1/2 C. brown sugar
1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon

Directions
Heat oven to 375 degrees. Grease and flour a 9x9-inch square pan. Mix sugar, shortening and egg. Stir in milk. Measure flour; blend dry ingredients and stir in. Spread batter in pan. Sprinkle with cinnamon topping.

To make cinnamon topping, mix ingredients and sprinkle over coffee cake before baking. Bake 25-35 minutes, or until done. Serve warm.