Hope you like cinnamon — this calls for 3 Tbsp.!
Mix together thoroughly…
1/2 Cup soft shortening
2/3 Cup sugar
2 eggs
Sift together…
11/2 Cups sifted flour
2 Tbsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. salt
Stir in alternately with…
1 Cup sour milk
Pour into greased and floured 9″ sq. pan. Rub together 1/2 cup sugar, 1 Tbsp. butter, and 1 Tbsp. cinnamon, and sprinkle over batter. Bake. Serve with cinnamon-flavored whipped cream or Lemon Sauce. Temperature: 325°F (slow mod. oven) Time: Bake 40 to 45 min. Amount: 9 servings
This is exactly the recipe my mother used starting in the 1960s – I have her written copy but I never asked from where it came. I’d love to know where you found it? Thank you!
Patricia