Buttery Cinnamon Cake

Directions

1. 1
   Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. 2
   Grease and lightly flour one 10 inch fluted tube pan.
3. 3
   Stir together the flour, baking powder, 1 tsp.
4. 4
   ground cinnamon and salt.
5. 5
   Beat shortening until light and fluffy.
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   Add 1 1/3 cups white sugar, and 1 1/2 tsp.
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   vanilla.
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   Continue beating until fluffy.
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   Add eggs one at a time beating for at least 1 minute after each egg.
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    Add flour mixture and milk alternately to egg mixture, beating after each addition.
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    Pour batter into prepared pan.
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    Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.
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    Remove cake from oven and let cool in pan for 10 minutes before turning out.
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    After removing cake from pan and while it is still warm poke holes around the top of the cake with a fork.
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    Pour the warm cinnamon syrup into the holes and onto the top and sides of the cake.
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    Sprinkle with confections sugar.
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    To make cinnamon syrup: In a saucepan combine 1/2 cup white sugar, the butter, water, 1 tsp.
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    vanilla and 3/4 tsp.
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    ground cinnamon.
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    Heat and stir until butter melts.
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    Do not boil!
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    Pour syrup over cake while it and the cake are still warm.