Nebraska Sour Cream Coffee Cake

 

1 c. butter

1 ¼ c. sugar

2 eggs

1 8 oz carton of sour cream

1 t. vanilla

2 c. flour

1 ½ t. baking powder

½ t. baking soda

½ t. salt

½ c. chopped walnuts

¼ c. brown sugar

1 t. cinnamon

sifted powdered sugar

 

In a mixing bowl, beat butter for 30 seconds.  Add sugar and beat till fluffy.  Add eggs, one at a time, beating 1 minute after each addition.  Beat in sour cream and vanilla.  Stir together the flour, powder, soda and salt.  Beat into the sour cream mixture till just combined.  Butter and lightly flour a 9 inch springform pan with tube center or a 10 inch fluted tube pan.  Spoon half of the batter into the pan.  Combine walnuts, brown sugar and cinnamon.  Sprinkle half of that mixture over the batter in the pan or all of the mixture over the batter in the rube pan.  Spoon remaining batter into the pan.  Sprinkle batter in springform pan with remaining nut mixture.  Bake 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes, or about 40 minutes in a fluted tube pan.  Cool 10-15 minutes in pan on wire rack.  Remove from pan.  Sprinkle with powdered sugar.  Serve warm.  Makes 12-16 servings.