Rita's Sour Cream Coffee Cake Recipe

Since it’s Mothers’  Day, I thought I’d share one of our special family recipes. My mother-in-law, Rita’s sour cream coffee cake will be perfect for the next time you’re celebrating a holiday or special occasion with your family.

Rita’s Sour Cream Coffee Cake

Ingredients for the dough:

• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 cups flour
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• ½ tsp. salt

Ingredients for the topping:

• ½ cup brown sugar
• ¼ cup white sugar
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 cup chopped nuts

Method:

1) Preheat oven to 350
2) For the dough, cream together the butter and white sugar in a large mixing bowl
3) Add the eggs and vanilla
4) Slowly add the sour cream, flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt
5) For the topping, mix together the brown sugar, white sugar, cinnamon and chopped nuts in a separate bowl
6) Flour a bundt ring pan
7) Add half of the topping mixture to the pan, then layer half the dough mixture
8) Add another layer of the topping mixture and end with a top layer of dough
9) Bake for about 35 minutes, test with a toothpick
10) Allow to completely cool in the pan before flipping to remove

I hope this recipe will become as much of a tradition for your family as it is for ours.

Good luck and good cooking!
Brian

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