Coffee Cake

I love just about anything that has cinnamon in it. This is no exception. I really enjoy the cinnamon swirl throughout the cake, as well as the cinnamon crunch topping.

COFFEE CAKE

(serves 12)

Ingredients:

*2 cups all-pupose flour

*1/4 teaspoon salt

*1 tablespoon baking powder

*1 cup butter, softened

*1 cup sour cream

*1 1/2 cups white sugar

*2 eggs

*1 tablespoon vanilla extract

*1/4 cup brown sugar

*1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

*1/2 cup brown sugar, packed

*1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

*1 cup pecans, chopped

*2 tablespoons butter, melted

Directions:

~Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

~Line a 9x13 inch pan with parchment paper, spray with cooking spray & dust with flour.

~Sift together flour, baking powder & salt in a medium size bowl.

~In a large mixing bowl, cream butter until light & fluffy.

~Slowly beat in sour cream.

~Add sugar and mix in well.

~Beat in one egg at a time.

~Add vanilla.

~By wooden spoon or spatula (using a mixer will not make the cake as light) fold in the flour mixture, mixing just until incorporated.

~In a small bowl mix, 1/4 cup brown sugar & 1 teaspoon cinnamon.

~Spread 1/2 of the batter into prepared 9x13 inch pan.

~Sprinkle cinnamon mixture over batter.

~Spread remaining batter over cinnamon mixture.

~In a medium bowl, mix together, 1/2 cup brown sugar & 1 teaspoon cinnamon, making sure it mixed very well.

~Mix in pecans.

~Stir in 2 tablespoons of melted butter together, until crumbly.

~Sprinkle over cake batter.

~Bake for 40-50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.

~Let cool for 10 minutes.

~Turn onto a cooling rack?

Variations:

`Omit putting the cinnamon mixture in between the layers of the cake.

`Substitute pecans for walnuts.

`Omit nuts.

`Add raisins.