Kuchen Recipe • Streusel Kuchen

I made a family cookbook for my German grandmother's 100 birthday. Relatives from her 11 brothers and sisters sent the recipes and I believe this one is the oldest.

Ingredients

• ¾ cup white sugar
• ¼ cup shortening
• 1 egg, beaten
• ½ cup milk
• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ½ cup packed brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons butter
• ½ cup chopped pecans

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease one 9x12 inch pan.
2. Mix together the sugar, shortening, egg, milk, flour, salt and baking powder.
3. Prepare the streusel by mixing together the brown sugar, cinnamon, flour, butter and pecans.
4. Spread cake mixture in pan and spread streusel mixture on top. Swirl ingredients together.
5. Add the rest of streusel over top and bake for 20 to 25 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

• calories162.2
• carbohydrateContent24 g
• cholesterolContent14.3 mg
• fatContent6.8 g
• fiberContent0.7 g
• proteinContent2 g
• saturatedFatContent1.9 g
• sodiumContent136.5 mg
• sugarContent14.8 g