Hide 'n' seek coffee cake

1 8\" cake

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
½ cup Shortening
½ cup Sugar
½ teaspoon Vanilla
1 Egg
½ cup California dried figs (chopped fine)
¼ cup Chopped walnuts
1½ cup All-purpose flour
½ teaspoon Salt
1½ teaspoon Baking powder
½ cup Milk
½ cup Brown sugar
¼ cup Butter; melted
1 tablespoon Cinnamon

Directions

BATTER

FILLING

BATTER: Cream shortening, add sugar and vanilla and cream thoroughly.

Add beaten egg and mix thoroughly. Sift dry ingredients, and add alternately with milk. Spread half the batter in greased 8-inch cake pan. Cover with fig filling and add remaining batter. BAke 45 minutes at 350 F.

FILLING: Rinse figs with hot water, then chop fine. Blend with remaining ingredients for coffee-cake filling.

Source: 48 Family Favorites with California Figs Reprinted with the permission of The California Fig Advisory Board Electronic format courtesy of Karen Mintzias

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