Merk's Coffee Cake
Yield:
9 biggish squares
Notes
I imagine Merk as a dedicated bachelor devoted to his with the excellent coffee cake.

This recipe can be doubled to fit a 9"x13" pan, but that's playing with fire a bit: the top may rise over the edge of the pan when baked. Not disastrous necessarily, but a bit aggressive.

When serving groups with this recipe, it can be made in muffin or brioche pans: assemble as usual but fill each cup no more than half full. Bakes in about 25 minutes.
Ingredients
1/2 cup shortening
3/4 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
3 eggs
2 cups sifted flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 pint sour cream
6 Tbl butter, softened
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 tsp cinnamon
1 cup chopped nuts
Preparation
Cream together shortening, sugar and vanilla. Beat in eggs one at a time. Sift together flour, baking powder and baking soda. Add half to creamed mixture. Beat in sour cream then rest of flour mixture.

Spread half the batter in a greased 9x9" pan. Cream butter, brown sugar and cinnamon. Mix in nuts. Spread half of nut/sugar mixture over batter, cover with additional batter and remaining sugar mixture.

Bake at 350F for 40-50 minutes or until the center passes the toothpick test. Allow to cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan.
Primary Category:
Breakfast
Seconary Categories:
Bachelor Food
Bill's Favorite
Makes You Fat
Source:
From "Sharing Our Favorites: the Dana Guild, Senshin Buddhist Church, Los Angeles, CA" -- Dorothy T. Kumamoto & Fusako Kumamoto, page 53.
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