Mom's Streusel Breakfast Cake

Mom called this Coffee Cake and used it for bridge parties as well as our breakfast. It is great with scrambled eggs and bacon. When Sherry Smith lived with us, she loved to make it for us.

Recipe of: Janet Hardy
Use 8x8 cake pan

1 ½ cups flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
¾ cup sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ cup shortening (I use butter)
1 egg
½ cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla

Mix together:
½ cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons flour
2 teaspoons cinnamon
½ cup chopped nuts
2 T melted butter
Optional—chopped dates or raisins (I like it best without)

Sift together flour, baking powder, sugar and salt. Cut in shortening. Beat eggs well and mix with milk and vanilla. Add to the above mixture. Spread ½ batter in greased pan. Sprinkle with sugar mixture, then spread rest of batter on and then rest of sugar mixture. Bake 30-40 minutes at 375 degrees.