Title: Almond butter coffee cake
 Categories: Desserts
      Yield: 1 Servings
 
    1/4 c  Sugar
    1/4 ts Salt
    1/4 c  Shortening
      1 c  Milk, scalded
    1/2    Yeast cake
      1    Egg
  3 1/2 c  Sifted flour
   1/16 ts Mace
   1/16 ts Cardamom
 
  Add sugar, salt and shortening to milk and cool to lukewarm. Add
  crumbled yeast and let stand 5 minutes. Add egg and 1 3/4 cups flour;
  beat well. Add remaining flour sifted with spices; then knead well.
  Let rise until doubled in bulk, about 1 1/2 hours.  Knead down and
  let rise again. Shape into 2 coffee cakes and place in greased pans.
  Let rise 15 minutes. Spread almond mixture on top and let rise until
  doubled in bulk. Bake in a 375 degree oven for 45 minutes. Makes 2
  cakes.