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By Sarah Beleski a recent ASU Nutrition Student

Coffee cake is a perfect sweet treat and this sour cream coffee cake is one of my favorites. The recipe comes from my grandma and I can remember eating this coffee cake at so many family get-togethers.

My mom always tells me that when she was younger, her mom used to make this coffee cake on a lazy Saturday or Sunday morning. It was a special treat for them when my grandma made this recipe, and she has a lot of fond memories attached to this particular cake.

I always found this cake to be aesthetically pleasing because it requires an angel food cake pan for baking. It makes the coffee cake look like a huge donut and it also makes it very easy to cut!

If you’re looking for a sweet treat that will leave your kitchen smelling like a bakeshop, look no further! I hope this recipe invokes fond memories much as it did for my family.

Ingredients:

• ¼ lb. margarine
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup sour cream
• 2 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• ¼ tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking powder

Ingredients for topping and filling:

• ¼ cup sugar
• ½ cup chopped walnuts
• 1 tsp cinnamon

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees
• In a stand mixer, cream together margarine, sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract
• Add the sour cream to the mixture until incorporated
• In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda, salt, and baking powder
• Fold the dry mixture into the wet mixture and beat well
• Put ½ of the mixture in a greased and floured angel food cake pan or tube pan
• Sprinkle ½ of the filling on that mixture
• Add the rest of the batter on top of the filling mixture
• Use the remaining filling/topping on top of the batter
• Place in the oven and bake for 40-50 minutes

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