Cinnamon Coffee Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 c. sifted flour
1 c. sugar
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. butter or margarine
2 eggs
1 tsp. soda
1 Tbsp. hot water
1 c. buttermilk
1/2 c. chopped walnuts
1 Tbsp. sugar
2 tsp. cinnamon

Preparation

Sift together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt into a large mixing bowl.
Add butter and cut with pastry blender until mixture has crumb-like texture.
Remove 1/2 cup of mixture and set aside. Add eggs, 1 at a time, to remaining flour mixture, blending well after each addition.
Dissolve soda in hot water, then stir into buttermilk.
Stir buttermilk into flour mixture, mixing until smooth.