BUTTERY CINNAMON CAKE

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This recipe is wonderful warm, but is also very good at room temperature. Perfect for company or Christmas morning!! Makes 1 - 10 inch fluted tube pan

Provided by fantasticfoodlady

Categories     Breads

Time 55m

Yield 14 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

2 cups flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup shortening
1 1/3 cups white sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 eggs
2/3 cup milk
1/2 cup white sugar
6 tablespoons butter
1/3 cup water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Grease and lightly flour one 10 inch fluted tube pan.
  • Stir together the flour, baking powder, 1 tsp.
  • ground cinnamon and salt.
  • Beat shortening until light and fluffy.
  • Add 1 1/3 cups white sugar, and 1 1/2 tsp.
  • vanilla.
  • Continue beating until fluffy.
  • Add eggs one at a time beating for at least 1 minute after each egg.
  • Add flour mixture and milk alternately to egg mixture, beating after each addition.
  • Pour batter into prepared pan.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.
  • Remove cake from oven and let cool in pan for 10 minutes before turning out.
  • After removing cake from pan and while it is still warm poke holes around the top of the cake with a fork.
  • Pour the warm cinnamon syrup into the holes and onto the top and sides of the cake.
  • Sprinkle with confections sugar.
  • To make cinnamon syrup: In a saucepan combine 1/2 cup white sugar, the butter, water, 1 tsp.
  • vanilla and 3/4 tsp.
  • ground cinnamon.
  • Heat and stir until butter melts.
  • Do not boil!
  • Pour syrup over cake while it and the cake are still warm.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 322.8, Fat 16.4, SaturatedFat 6.2, Cholesterol 60, Sodium 258.7, Carbohydrate 41, Fiber 0.6, Sugar 26.4, Protein 3.6

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