Quick Coffee Cake
2¼ cups flour, sifted
1 cup milk
3½ tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
⅓ cup shortening
⅓ cup sugar
1 egg
Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Cream shortening and sugar beating until fluffy. Add egg, beat well and then the milk. Add the flour mixture, stirring just enough to moisten. Turn into greased 8 inch square baking pan. Top with:
¼ cup butter
¼ cup sugar
1 cup dry bread crumbs
1 tsp. cinnamon
Cream butter and sugar, well. Add bread crumbs and cinnamon. Blend well and sprinkle over cake dough. Bake in moderate oven (375-f) 40 to 50 minutes. Serve hot.