Cinnamon-Swirl Coffee Cake: Just the Recipe

Recipe from my Grandma. Makes one standard-sized bunt cake.

Ingredients:

Batter:

• 1 cup shortening
• 2 cups sugar
• 3 cups flour
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 cup milk
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 4 eggs

Cinnamon Swirl:

• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 5 Tbsps sugar

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350℉.
2. Grease bunt pan well.
3. Cream sugar and shortening together.
4. Add eggs one at a time. Mix well after each egg.
5. Mix flour, baking powder, and salt together in a separate bowl.
6. Mix milk and vanilla together in another bowl.
7. Alternate adding milk and flour mixtures into the shortening mixture. Do this in about 4 rounds of each, mixing well after each addition.
8. Mix cinnamon and sugar together in a bowl.
9. Add about 1/3 of the batter to the bunt pan.
10. Add about 1/3 of the cinnamon mixture to the bunt pan.
11. Add about 1/3 of the batter.
12. Add about 1/3 of the cinnamon.
13. Add the last third of the batter.
14. Add the last third of the cinnamon on top of the last layer of batter.
15. Use a butter knife, through all layer of batter, to make swirl pattern. Do this by cutting knife through the whole cake in a swirling or zig-zag motion.
16. Bake for 1 hour.
17. Let cool completely before turning from pan.
18. Enjoy!

• Note: Butter can be used in place of shortening. Substitute one cup of softened butter for one cup of shortening.