Toffee Coffee Cake

Step 1: Dough:

Step 2: Dissolve yeast in Warm water

Step 3: Add milk, sugar, salt, eggs, shortening and 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour. Mix till smooth

Step 4: Add enough remaining dough to make dough easy to handle.

Step 5: Turn dough out onto a lightly floured, cloth covered surface and knead until smooth and elastic.

Step 6: Place dough in an oiled bowl, turning dough to coat in oil.

Step 7: Let rise, covered with a damp cloth, until doubled. approximately 1 hr.

Step 8: Punch down dough

Step 9: Shape dough into 1 1/2 inch balls and dip into butter

Step 10: Combine sugar and coffee

Step 11: Roll dough balls into coffee-sugar mixture

Step 12: Place dough balls in a greased tube pan

Step 13: Let rise until doubled

Step 14: Bake at 375 35-40 minutes

Step 15: If browning too quickly, cover with aluminum foil

Step 16: Invert pan onto plate so syrup can drizzle over cake

Step 17: To serve break apart with 2 forks