Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Cinnamon Nut Coffee Cake

Cinnamon Nut Coffee Cake



Don't that look yummy!!!

Ingredients:
Cake:
1 cup butter softened
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 eggs
1 teaspoon each almond, lemon, and vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup (8 ounces) sour cream

Filling:
1/3 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
3 tablespoons sugar
3 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Glaze:
1 cup confectioners sugar
2 tablespoons milk

Directions:
1. In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar.  Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each one.  Beat in extracts.  Mix in sour cream.  Combine the flour, baking powder and baking soda; add too creamed mixture.
2.  Spread half the mixture in the bottom of a greased 9X13 pan or 10 inch fluted tube pan.  Make a well in the center of cake all the way around if using the tube pan. Combine filling ingredients.  If using a 9X13 sprinkle filling all over leaving a 1 inch space around the edge of pan, if using the fluted pan, sprinkle filling in the well you made.  Carefully cover with remaining batter.
3. Bake at 325 degrees for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inswerted into the center comes out clean.  if using fluted pan cool 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack then cool completly.  If using a 9X13 cool completly in pan do not remove from pan. 
4. Combine glaze ingredients in a small bowl.  Drizzle on top of cake. and enjoy!

Makes 16-20 servings

Enjoy,
Mommy of 6 <3

2 comments:

  1. This looks wonderful, thanks for sharing.

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  2. Your welcome, I hope you enjoy it! I know our family did! :)

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