Coffee Cake

Ingredients

  • ½ cup butter 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 cup white sugar pinch of salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup sour cream ½ cup brown sugar
  • 1 tsp soda ½ cup chopped nuts
  • 1½ cup flour 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1½ tsp baking powder 1/2 cup raisins (optional)

Preparation

Step 1

Cream butter with sugar and add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.

Step 2

Mix 1 tsp soda with sour cream; gradually beat into the creamed mixture.

Step 3

When light, add 1 ½ cups flour, sifted with baking powder and salt. Add vanilla.

Step 4

Pour half the batter into a 9” pan. Top this with half the sugar-cinnamon-nut mixture. Spread over this the remainder of batter and sprinkle remaining cinnamon mixture on top.

Step 5

Bake 45 minutes @ 350 degrees.