The original recipe calls for 1/4 cup dry bread crumbs OR 1/4 cup of nuts in the topping. I have this recipe, word for word, in the booklet that came with my mother's 1953 Hotpoint push-button stove.

I tweaked this to my liking it was easy to follow and the cake rose very well. I substituted pineapple juice for vinegar but not that much vinegar, a tablespoon or a little more. I used rice vinegar. The cake came out so fluffy and big. Also I put at the bottom the three sheets of wax paper but I added on top of the wax paper nuts, cinnamon, butter and brown sugar then I poured in the batter which I added chocolate chips. It was scrumptious!