3 c. flour
2 tbsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1 1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. shortening
2 eggs
1 c. milk
2 tsp. vanilla

Sift dry ingredients together. Cut in shortening. Beat egg in separate bowl, add milk. Add eggs and milk to dry ingredients, mix only until combined. Batter will be lumpy. Stir in vanilla.

STREUSEL:

4 tsp. cinnamon
1 c. brown sugar
4 tbsp. melted butter
4 tbsp. flour
1 c. chopped nuts

Melt butter. Combine brown sugar, cinnamon and flour (lumps are okay). Pour butter over sugar mixture. Cut in to make lumpy streusel. Add nuts.

To Assemble Coffee Cake: Grease and flour 9 x 13 inch cake pan. Spread 1/2 of batter in pan. Sprinkle 1/2 of streusel over batter. Repeat with rest of batter on top and the streusel last. Bake at 375 degrees for 25 to 35 minutes or until done.