Coffee Cake

Coffee Cake

• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 tsp baking soda
• ½ cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 ½ cups flour
• 2 tsp baking powder

Topping

• 4 tbsp nuts, finely chopped
• ¼ cup brown sugar
• 1 tsp cinnamon

1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. Grease a bundt pan.
3. In a small bowl, prepare the topping by combining the nuts, brown sugar and cinnamon.
4. In a 2-cup (500 mL) wet measure, combine the sour cream and baking soda; set aside.
5. Using an electric mixer, beat the butter for 1 minute.
6. Gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy.
7. Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
8. Beat in vanilla.
9. In a separate small bowl, combine the flour and baking powder.
10. Alternately add the dry ingredients and sour cream into the creamed sugar and egg mixture.
11. Spoon half of the batter into the prepared bundt pan.
12. Sprinkle with one half of the topping.
13. Add the other half of the batter into the prepared bundt pan.
14. Sprinkle the remainder of the topping on batter.
15. Bake in centre of preheated oven for 30 minutes or until cake tester inserted in centre comes out clean.