Description
A soft and chewy coffee cake–like the inside of a snickerdoodle cookie!
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 cups white sugar
- ½ cup shortening
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup milk
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons white sugar
- 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9×13-inch baking pan.
- Sift together flour
- baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- and salt in a bowl. Set aside.
- Combine 2 cups sugar and shortening in a bowl; beat with an electric mixer until fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla; mix well to combine. Pour in flour mixture and milk in batches
- alternating between the two and mixing well after each addition. Pour batter into the prepared baking pan and spread out batter towards the edges.
- Mix brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons white sugar
- and 2 teaspoons cinnamon together in a small bowl. Sprinkle topping evenly over the cake.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes; remove and pour melted butter evenly over the cake. Return to oven and bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean
- about 5 minutes more.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 35 mins
Total Time: 50 mins
Servings: 16