White Gingerbread Tea Cake

Directions

1. 1
   Mix together flour, sugar and butter until mixture resembles coarse cornmeal.
2. 2
   Add 1/2 of the tsp of the cinnamon, blend.
3. 3
   Set aside 1 cup of mixture.
4. 4
   To the rest of the mix add, ginger, mace, salt, soda and baking powder and remaining cinnamon; stir.
5. 5
   Add egg and buttermilk, beating till smooth.
6. 6
   Pour batter into a greased and floured 10 inch tube pan.
7. 7
   Sprinkle reserved crumb mix evenly over top.
8. 8
   Bake 40 minutes, or until tester inserted in center comes out clean.
9. 9
   Cool and serve.