It’s a rich coffee cake with a thick layer of mega-buttery, cinnamon-brown sugar topping. What’s not to love? Moravian sugar cake is one of those perfect, old-fashioned treats. It seems so simple, but ...

About 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter, softened, divided> 1/2 cup shortening> 1 cup granulated sugar> 1 teaspoon salt> 2 eggs, well beaten> let yeast dissolve.

Bethlehem’s Moravian Sugar Cake is a rich, buttery coffee cake made with potato dough, brown sugar, and butter. The chef presses indentations into the top of the cake before baking to create pools of ...