Pennsylvania Dutch Coffee Crumb Cake

Ingredients:

• 
  4 cups unsifted flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2/3 cup shortening
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 eggs , prebeaten
• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup coconu
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Directions:

1. 1
   Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. 2
   Blend first five ingredients together, and set aside one cup of this mixture as a topping base for use later.
3. 3
   In separate bowl, mix the eggs, buttermilk and baking soda together.
4. 4
   Then blend the remaining portion of the original crumb mixture, stirring thoroughly.
5. 5
   There will be some small lumps in the batter.
6. 6
   Add 1 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup coconut and 1 teaspoon cinnamon to the cup of original crumb topping mixture, set aside earlier.
7. 7
   Pour coffee cake batter mixture into 3 greased and floured 8" cake pans.
8. 8
   Sprinkle topping equally on top of batter in all 3 pans.
9. 9
   Bake at 350° for 35 minutes.
10. 10
    Makes 3-8" coffee cakes.