Buttery Cinnamon Cake Recipe

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Buttery Cinnamon Cake
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Ingredients:

  • 2 cups flour
  • 3/4 tsp salt
  • 2/3 cup shortening
  • 1 1/3 cups white sugar
  • 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3 eggs
  • 2/3 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 6 tbsp butter
  • 1/3 cup water

Directions:

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

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 348.05 Kcal (1457 kJ)
Calories from fat 180.72 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 20.08g 31%
Cholesterol 48.39mg 16%
Sodium 621.63mg 26%
Potassium 185.81mg 4%
Total Carbs 38.52g 13%
Sugars 16.06g 64%
Dietary Fiber 2.56g 10%
Protein 4.36g 9%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 2%
Iron 1.7mg 9%
Calcium 134.8mg 13%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 367.95 Kcal (1541 kJ)
Calories from fat 191.06 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 21.23g 31%
Cholesterol 51.16mg 16%
Sodium 657.18mg 26%
Potassium 196.44mg 4%
Total Carbs 40.73g 13%
Sugars 16.98g 64%
Dietary Fiber 2.71g 10%
Protein 4.6g 9%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 2%
Iron 1.7mg 9%
Calcium 142.5mg 13%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 8.1
    Points
  • 10
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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