Cinnamon Flop Coffee Cake

1 c Brown sugar, firmly packed

1/2 ts Ground cinnamon

1/4 c Butter or margaine

2 c Sifted all-purpose flour

2 ts Baking powder

1/4 ts Salt

2 tb Shortening

1 1/2 c Sugar

1 Egg

1 ts Vanilla

1 c Milk

Combine brown sugar and cinnamon; cut in butter until crumbly and well mixed. Set aside. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Cream shortening in mixer bowl. Gradually beat in sugar. Add egg an vanilla; beat well. Stir in flour mixture by hand alternately with milk, starting and ending with flour mixture. Pour into greased 8" square pan. Sprinkle with brown mixture. Bake in 425 F oven 30 to 35 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm. Source: Farm Journal's Cooking & Entertaining across America : ISBN 0-517-414651 From the collection of K.Deck