Chocolate Chip Coffee Cake II

By Addie

"Chocolate chips add sweets bursts of flavor to this rich and tender coffee cake!"

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, softened
• 1 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 1/2 cups sugar, divided
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup chopped pecans
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 cup milk

Preparation

Step 1

In a mixing bowl, cream the butter, cream cheese and 1 1/4 cups of sugar. Beat in eggs and vanilla.

Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. Stir in chocolate chips.

Pour into a greased 9-inch springform pan. Combine the pecans, cinnamon and remaining sugar; sprinkle over batter.

Bake at 350° for 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 15 minutes. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen. Remove sides of pan. Cool completely before cutting.