Ingredients

¾ cup white sugar
¼ cup shortening
1 large egg
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
½ cup milk
2 cups fresh blueberries

Topping:

½ cup white sugar
⅓ cup all-purpose flour
¼ cup butter, softened
½ tsp ground cinnamon

Directions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Grease an 8×8-inch pan.

Step 2

Cream sugar, shortening, and egg in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Stir together flour, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl. Add flour mixture to sugar mixture in 2 batches, alternating with milk, beating batter briefly after each addition. Fold in blueberries. Pour into the prepared pan.

Step 3

Make topping: Combine sugar, flour, butter, and cinnamon in a bowl; mix with your hands until crumbly. Sprinkle over cake batter.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes.