Glazed Cardamom Coffee Cake

These go nice with a hot cup of coffee in the morning. You can bake this in a bundt pan, the cake has a cinnamon sugar filling in the middle and a lemony glaze on top. A must try.

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 12
• Yields: 1 coffee cake

Ingredients

• Filling

• 1⁄3 cup  firmly packed brown sugar
• 1⁄3 cup  chopped walnuts
• 1  teaspoon ground cardamom

• Coffee cake

• 2 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 3⁄4 cup sour cream
• 1⁄2 cup milk
• 1⁄4 cup butter, softened
• 2  eggs
• 2  teaspoons baking powder
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt

• Glaze

• 3⁄4 cup powdered sugar
• 1⁄4 teaspoon  lemon extract
• 1 -2  tablespoon milk

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F
2. Combine all filling ingredients in a small bowl.
3. Combine all coffee cake ingredients in large bowl. Beat at low speed, scraping bowl often, until well mixed.
4. Spoon HALF of batter into greased and floured 12 cup bundt pan or 10 inch angel food cake pan. Sprinkle filling over batter; spoon remaining batter over filling.
5. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes; remove from pan. Cool off completely.
6. Combine powdered sugar (it is best to sift the sugar prior to making the glaze) lemon extract and enough milk for desired glazing consistency in small bowl. drizzle over cooled cake.