Cristina’s Coffee Cake

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From Nancy Shield.

  • 8

Ingredients

  • Icing:
  • 1 c. unsalted butter-softened
  • 2 c. sugar
  • 2 tsp. vanilla
  • 4 eggs
  • 3 c. flour
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 2 tbsp. cinnamon
  • 2 c. sour cream
  • 1/2 c. chopped walnuts or pecans-optional
  • 3/4 c. sugar
  • 2 c. powdered sugar
  • few tbsp. lemon juice

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until fluffy with electric mixer. Add the vanilla & the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine together in a separate bowl - 3 cups flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add the flour mixture and the sour cream with the creamed mixture. Combine well. Spoon 1/3 of the batter into a well greased tube or bundt pan. In a small bowl combine the cinnamon, nuts and 3/4 cup sugar. Sprinkle 1/3 of the nut mixture over the batter in the pan. Repeat layers ending with nuts on top. Bake one hour and 10 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool and serve. For icing: mix 2 cups powdered sugar and few tbsp. lemon juice until the consistency is good to drizzle down the cake.