The Melaniff Family Cookbook
 
Grandma Melaniff's Crumb Cake
This recipe came off a box sometime during the baby-boom. When my mother is invited to someone's house, it's usually conditional to her bringing one of these.
 
Ingredients
Cake
2 C Flour
3 t Baking Powder
1/2 t Salt
1/4 C Shortning
2/3 C Sugar
1Egg - beaten
3/4 C Milk
1/2 t Vanilla
Crumbs
1 lb Butter - melted
4 C Flour
2 C Sugar
1 oz Cinnamon
Powdered Sugar
 
Procedure
Stir together Baking Powder, Salt, and Flour.
Cream Sugar and Shortning until light..
Add beaten Egg. Mix thoroughly.
Add dry ingredients, alternating with Milk.
Add Vanilla.
Spread evenly over Cookie Sheet.
Mix dry ingredients, add Butter. Should be lumpy.
Crumble over cake.
Bake at 350F (165C) for 30 minutes.  
When cool top with Powdered Sugar.  
 
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