crumb cake // a recipe

today i am going to share my family's favorite recipe: crumb cake. it is an old war time recipe so it does not include eggs {which means that you can lick the spatula when you are finished. *smiles* }

Crumb Cake

ingredients:

3 cups flour

1 1/2 cups sugar

1 cup shortening

2 tsp salt

2 cups sour milk

1 tsp each baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and vanilla

mix flour, sugar, shortening, and salt. rub together as for pie crust.

set aside 1 cup of crumbs for later.

add milk, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and vanilla.

stir.

pour into a greased 13x9 pan.

sprinkle crumbs evenly on top.

bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

enjoy!