The Pillars of Plainfield Inn

Plainfield, New Jersey

Specialty Recipe

The Very Best Sour Cream Coffee Cake

Ingredients

3 cups flour

1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

3 sticks butter at room temperature

1-1/2 cups sugar

4 eggs

1-1/2 cups sour cream

1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla

3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar

1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans

1-1/2 teaspoons cinnamon

2 Tablespoons vanilla mixed with 2 Tablespoons water

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Butter 10-inch tube pan. Sift together dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt). Set aside. Combine butter and sugar - beat until fluffy. Add eggs, beating well. Blend in sour cream and vanilla. Slowly add dry ingredients and beat well.

Combine brown sugar, nuts and cinnamon. Spread 1/3 of batter in tube pan. Sprinkle with 1/2 of nut and sugar mix. Spread 1/3 of batter in tube pan. Sprinkle with 1/2 of nut and sugar mix. Add remainder of batter; smooth to edges. Pour diluted vanilla over batter; tilt to spread. Bake 60 to 70 minutes; test with a toothpick.

This stays moist and fresh for days.

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