ALBUQUERQUE COFFEE CAKE

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Provided by Pat Duran @kitchenChatter

Categories Cakes

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 1/2 cup(s) light brown sugar, lightly packed
2 1/2 cup(s) all purpose flour
2/3 cup(s) lard ,margarine or butter, cold
1 tablespoon(s) red wine vinegar
1 cup(s) milk
2 large eggs, beaten
2 teaspoon(s) baking powder
1 teaspoon(s) baking soda
1/2 teaspoon(s) salt
1 1/2 tablespoon(s) cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon(s) nutmeg
1/2 cup(s) chopped nuts

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350^ Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan with lard or spray with non-stick cooking oil.. Set aside. In a measuring cup add red wine vinegar and milk,stir and set aside.
In a large bowl stir together flour and brown sugar. With a pastry blender work lard or butter into flour mixture until it is the texture of bread crumbs. Set aside 1/2 cup of this mixture for topping.
Into the bowl of flour sugar mixture add the baking powder, salt and spices; add eggs then stir in the baking soda and the vinegar milk mixture. Stir batter just until it is loose and lumpy.
Pour into prepared pan. Sprinkle reserved flour sugar mixture over top and sprinkle with the nuts. Bake 30-35 minutes just until cake test done with wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Great served for breakfast spread with butter or lunch with a scoop of ice cream or a snack with fruit.
This is great server with rich chicory coffee, or cold milk or tea. --- Note: This cake may be made with 1/2 cup mashed baked bean, stir in with the eggs; and you can use bacon fat in place of the lard.