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