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Cinnamon Cake

This is a wonderful snack cake for cold or rainy days. Use as many organic versions of ingredients as you can find.
For notes, see both ingredients notes and instructions notes.

What you need

  1. 1/4 cup butter or shortening (can use soy margarine)
  2. 1/2 cup organic brown sugar
  3. 1/4 cup organic cane sugar
  4. 1/8 tsp vanilla powder Note 1
  5. 2 organic eggs
  6. 1/2 cup water Note 2
  7. 1 cup organic pastry flour
  8. 1 1/2 Tbl (4 1/2 tsp) organic dry milk powder Note 2
  9. 1/2 tsp baking powder
  10. 1/2 tsp baking soda
  11. 1/4 tsp nutmeg
  12. 1 tsp ceylon cinnamon
  13. 1/4 tsp cloves
  14. Pinch kosher salt
  15. 1 tsp ceylon cinnamon
  16. 1/2 Tbl organic brown sugar
  17. 1/2 Tbl organic cane sugar

    18. Ingredient notes:

    1. Note 1 or use 1/2 tsp vanilla extract and add with wet ingredients
    2. Note 2 If not using dry milk powder, use 1/2 cup milk or soy milk in place of water
    1. Preheat oven to 350º
    2. In a small mixing bowl blend flour, dry milk powder Note 2, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg, cinnamon, clove and a pinch of kosher salt - set aside
    3. Blend topping ingredients together and set aside
    4. In a large mixing bowl, cream butter with vanilla powder Note 1 and add sugar gradually
    5. Beat in eggs one at a time
    6. Add alternately with water Note 2
    7. Pour into a greased and floured 8 inch square or 7 x 11 inch pan
    8. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes
    9. Sprinkle topping mix all over top of cake, rotate and return to oven
    10. Continue baking for 25 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean
    1. Note 1 If using vanilla extract, add with eggs
    2. Note 2 If not using dry milk powder, use milk instead of water and add at step 6

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