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My Mothers Sour Cream Coffee Cake

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Date Added:	February 29, 2008
Calories:	248
Serves:	12
Prep. Time:	0:00
Category:	Breakfast / Brunch, Cakes / Pies / Pastries

Ingredients:

                    === FILLING AND TOPPING ===
1 1/2 cups          finely-chopped walnuts
6     tablespoons   sugar
1     tablespoon    ground cinnamon
                    === CAKE ===
2     sticks        unsalted butter softened
1 1/4 cups          sugar
2 1/2 cups          cake flour
1     teaspoon      baking powder
1     teaspoon      baking soda
1/4   teaspoon      salt
3     large         eggs
1     teaspoon      pure vanilla extract
1     cup           sour cream

Directions: one line for each direction. When saved the lines will be numbered.

Mix together the walnuts, sugar, and cinnamon and set aside.
Place a rack in the bottom third of the oven. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9-inch springform or tube pan.
Using an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar until very light in color.
Sift the flour and re-measure. Sift the flour again with the baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In a mixer set at low speed, alternately add the eggs and the flour mixture to the butter mixture.
Beat in the vanilla and sour cream until thoroughly blended.
Spoon half the batter into the prepared pan. Top with half the nut mixture, stirring as you add it to keep it mixed. Top with the remaining batter, smooth the top, and sprinkle with the remaining nut mixture.
Bake for 50 to 60 minutes until a cake tester inserted just off center comes out clean. Take the cake from the oven and cool in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes; remove the cake from the pan. Serve warm or at room temperature.
This recipe yields 8 to 12 servings.
Comments: I remember my mother telling me that this cake is better the second day. There are certain ingredients that have to meld. It's like stew, all the flavors have a chance to mingle. I also remember the fragrance that wafted out of the kitchen when this cake was baking. There's nothing fancy about it. This is a cake that says "home," that says your mother is in the kitchen with her apron on, the way she was when you were a little child and she was taking care of you.
I know it has butter, sugar, and sour cream, but your readers don't have to eat the whole thing. They could try using a little willpower. But if they have enough people over, they're not going to get a chance. �Marian Burros, Oct. 17, 2003

Nutrition Facts

Servings Per Recipe: 12

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 248

Calories from Fat 19.7%

Total Fat

Cholesterol

62mg

Sodium

219mg

Carbohydrate

46g

Dietary Fiber

trace

Protein

Exchanges: 1 1/2 Grain(Starch)

Rating: ()

Added On: February 29, 2008

* "Cooking for Comfort" by Marian Burros