| Sour Cream Coffee Cake 1-1/4 cups sugar 1 cup butter or margarine 1 tsp. almond extract 2 eggs 1 cup sour cream 2 cups sifted flour 1 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. baking soda nut toppings (see recipe below) Confectioner's sugar In a large bowl, cream together sugar and butter. Add almond extract, eggs and sour cream. In a medium bowl sift together flour, baking powder and baking soda. add to creamed mixture and mix until very creamy. Nut Mixture 2 Tablespoons sugar 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon 1/2 cup chopped walnuts Butter and flour a tube pan. Pour in 1/2 of the cake batter. Mix together the above nut ingredients and add 1/2 of the mixture around the batter. Pour remaining batter into pan and add the rest of nut mixture to top of batter. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes to 1 hour. While stillhot, sprinkle with confectioner's sugar. |