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Merks Coffee Cake

1/2 cup shortening
3/4 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
3 eggs
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 pint sour cream

In small bowl cream together:
6 Tbsp margarine, softened
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 tsp cinnamon

Grease 10 inch tube pan that has been lined on the bottom with wax paper.
Then cream shortening, sugar and vanilla.
Add eggs and mix well.
Mix flour, baking powder and baking soda together.
Add to creamed mixture, alternately with sour cream blending after each addition.
Spread half of batter in 10 inch tube pan.
Dot batter in pan evenly with half of brown sugar mixture.
Cover with remaining batter.
Dot with remaining mixture.
Bake at 350 degrees about 50 minutes.
Cool 10 minutes and remove from pan.

(Mom )