Caramel Coffee Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. flour
1 c. white sugar
1 c. brown sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 c. shortening
1 tsp. baking soda
1 c. buttermilk
1 egg, beaten

Preparation

Sift flour; measure and sift into bowl with sugars and salt. Cut in shortening with pastry blender until it is crumbly. Measure out 1 cup of this mixture and set aside for topping. Dissolve soda in buttermilk and add to beaten egg.
Stir in remaining crumb mixture.
Pour into a wax paper-lined 8-inch square pan.
Sprinkle the 1 cup of crumb mixture over batter. Bake in moderate oven at 350\u00b0 for 45 to 50 minutes.
Serves 6.