JUDY FISHMAN'S BUDAPEST COFFEE CAKE

Ingredients

  • NUT FILLING
  • 3/4 cup dark brown sugar
  • 1 tbs. cinnamon
  • 1 tbs. unsweetened powdered cocoa
  • 2-3 tbs. raisins
  • 1 cup walnuts (optional)
  • CAKE
  • 3 cups sifted flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 10 tbs. butter
  • 2 tsps. vanilla
  • 1 1/2 cup sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 cups sour cream
  • GLAZE
  • 1 cup 10X sugar
  • 2 tsp. vanilla
  • 2 tbs. hot milk

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Butter bundt pan. Sift dry ingredients. In mixer, cream butter. Add vanilla and sugar. Beat for 2 minutes. Add eggs individually until incorporated after each one. Beat on high for 2 minutes.
On low speed, add dry ingredients alternately with sour cream. Spread thin layer of batter in pan. Sprinkle 1/3 of filling over batter. Continue to layer, using 4 layers of batter and three of filling. Bake for 50 - 60 minutes.

Leave cake in pan for 8 minutes. Add glaze on rack.

GLAZE
Mix all ingredients of glaze and pour on cake while cake is hot.