Sue's Coffee Cake Recipe

Name: Sue's Coffee Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: Serves 1 or more
Ingredients: 1 cup Crisco shortening; 1 ½ cups granulated sugar; 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour; ½ teaspoon salt; Baking Powder; 1 cup milk; ½ cup cinnamon sugar (mix 2 tablespoons cinnamon with ¼ cup sugar); 2 tablespoons melted butter

This unbelievably delicious coffee cake is ridiculously easy to make! A treasured recipe from my old friend Sue in New York, it's so good, my family usually devours it in a single day. Get ready for moist, cinnamon-sugar-dusted perfection!

Prep Time 20 mins

Cook Time 40 mins

Calories 2689.1 kcal

Protein 68g

Rating 4.3 (15 Reviews)

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Recipe adapted from Food.com. Standardized by Forktionary.

Ingredients for Sue's Coffee Cake

1 cup Crisco shortening
1 ½ cups granulated sugar
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt
Baking Powder
1 cup milk
½ cup cinnamon sugar (mix 2 tablespoons cinnamon with ¼ cup sugar)
2 tablespoons melted butter

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How to Make Sue's Coffee Cake

Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch baking pan.
Cream together 1 cup Crisco shortening and 1 ½ cups granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
In a separate bowl, whisk together 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, ½ teaspoon baking soda, and ½ teaspoon salt.
Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, alternating with 1 cup milk, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients. Mix until just combined.
Pour batter into the prepared pan and sprinkle evenly with ½ cup cinnamon sugar (mix 2 tablespoons cinnamon with ¼ cup sugar).
Bake for 35-40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Remove from oven and immediately spread with 2 tablespoons of melted butter. While still warm, sprinkle generously with additional cinnamon sugar.