White Sour Cream Coffee Cake

½ cup shortening
1 cup sugar
2 eggs, slightly beaten
½ pint sour cream
2 cups sifted flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
¼ tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup chopped nuts
1 tsp. cinnamon

Cream shortening and ¾ cup sugar together in bowl.

Combine eggs and sour cream. Add to creamed mixture.

Sift next 4 ingredients together. Add to creamed mixture, blending well. Stir in vanilla, beating well.

Pour half the batter into buttered tube pan.

Combine remaining ¼ cup sugar, nuts and cinnamon. Sprinkle over batter in pan. Cover with remaining batter.