Sour Cream Apple Coffee Cake

Another great recipe given to me by a friend. Make sure the apples don't touch the sides of the bundt pan....this will prevent the cake sticking to the pan.

• Ready In: 1 hr 20 mins
• Yields: 1 cake

Ingredients

• 1  cup sugar
• 1⁄2 cup Crisco shortening
• 2  eggs
• 1  cup sour cream
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 2  cups flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1  pinch salt

• Filling

• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 2  teaspoons cinnamon
• 1  cup  nuts (shopped fine)
• 1  cup  diced apple

Directions

1. Cream together the sugar and shortening.
2. Add eggs, sour cream, vanilla, flour baking soda and salt.
3. Beat till smooth.
4. In a separate bowl, mix together the sugar, cinnamon and nuts.
5. Grease a tube of bundt pan.
6. Pour 1/2 of the cake batter into the pan.
7. Add 1/2 of the sugar/cinnamon/nut mixture.
8. Add 'all' of the apples.
9. Add remaining batter.
10. Add remainder of the filling.
11. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.