Moravian Sugar Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 c. sugar
1/2 c. shortening
2 eggs, beaten
4 c. flour
1 tsp. salt
1 c. hot mashed potatoes
1 pkg. dry yeast
brown sugar
butter
cinnamon

Preparation

Dissolve yeast in 1 cup warm water.
Put flour, salt and sugar in a bowl and mix well.
Make well in middle of flour and pour in mashed potatoes, beaten eggs, shortening and yeast.
Mix well. Let stand for 2 to 2 1/2 hours or until doubled in size.
Spread on greased pans.
Let rise.
Then sprinkle thick with brown sugar, dot with butter and sprinkle with cinnamon.
Bake at 375\u00b0 to 400\u00b0 for about 20 minutes or until brown.