Merk's Coffee Cake

• 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
• 3/4 cup sugar granulated
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 large eggs
• 2 cups flour, all-purpose sifted
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup sour cream
• 6 tablespoons butter softened
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 cup nuts chopped

1. Cream shortening, granulated sugar and vanilla thoroughly.
2. Add eggs one at a time beating well after each addition.
3. Sift together flour, baking powder and baking soda.
4. Add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream, blending after each addition.
5. Grease 10 inch tube pan and line bottom with wax paper.
6. Turn half batter into pan.
7. Mix butter with brown sugar and cinnamon.
8. Add nuts and toss.
9. Place half nut mixture over first layer of batter.
10. Spread with remaining cake batter and top with remaining nut mixture.
11. Bake at 350F (180C).
12. until cake springs back when touched lightly, 30 to 40 minutes.

vegetable shortening, sugar, vanilla, eggs, flour, baking powder, baking soda, sour cream, butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, nuts

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/merks-coffee-cake-35740 (may not work)