Kat's Sour Cream Coffee Cake

This is an easy and tasty coffee cake that can be made fairly quickly. A hit with everyone that has ever had it, a great cake to share.

• Ready In: 1 hr 10 mins
• Serves: 14-16

Ingredients

• Cake

• 3⁄4 cup butter or 3⁄4 cup margarine, softened
• 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
• 3  eggs
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3  cups flour (if using self rising flour, omit baking powder, baking soda & salt)
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1⁄2 cups sour cream or 1 1⁄2 cups yogurt

• Filling

• 1⁄2 cup  packed brown sugar
• 1⁄2 cup  finely chopped  nuts (optional)
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350°F.
2. Grease tube pan (10x4) or 2 loaf pans (9x5x3).
3. Combine butter sugar, eggs and vanilla in a large mixing bowl.
4. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes or 300 vigorous strokes by hand.
5. In a separate bowl, mix flour, baking powder, baking soda & salt.
6. Alternately mix in dry ingredients and sour cream or yogurt.
7. For tube pan, spread 1/3 of batter (about 2 cups) in pan and sprinkle about 1/3 of filling (about 6 Tbsp), repeat twice.
8. For loaf pans, spread 1/4 of batter (about 1 1/2 cups) in each pan and sprinkle with 1/4 filling (about 5 Tbsp), repeat.
9. Bake for approximately 60 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
10. Cool slightly in pan(s) before removing.