Vanilla Streusel Coffee Cake

vivmom's Note:

From the Gray Whale Inn, Ft. Bragg, CA circa late 1980's. This is an extravagant coffee cake. Best for a crowd!

• Total Time: 1 hrs 40 mins
• Prep Time: 40 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Serves: 12

Yield: 1.0 Bundt c ...

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 ½ cups softened butter
• 1 ½ cups sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 ½ cups sour cream
• 1 ½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• ¾ cup firmly packed brown sugar
• ¾ cup chopped nuts
• 1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons vanilla
• 2 tablespoons warm water

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 325. Butter a Bundt pan.
2. In medium bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
3. Combine butter and sugar in large mixing bowl and beat until fluffy.
4. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each.
5. Blend in sour cream and vanilla.
6. Gradually add dry ingredients and beat well.
7. In separate medium bowl, combine brown sugar, nuts and cinnamon.
8. Turn 1/3 of cake batter into buttered pan. (Blob it in and spread around evenly with a spatula.).
9. Sprinkle with 1/2 of the nut mixture.
10. Repeat. (1/3 batter, remaining 1/2 nut mix.).
11. Add remaining 1/3 batter to pan and smooth to cover.
12. Mix 2 T. vanilla and 2 T. warm water in small bowl and spoon over top of batter.
13. Bake 60 to 70 minutes.
14. Cool completely before removing from pan.
15. Texture will be moist.

Reviews

[CoffeeB]

This is fantastic Viv. Made this at the coffee/cafe I work for to sell by the slice. A real winner here that will be made again. Thanks for a keeper!~