Sour cream Coffee Cake

I like to bake when the kids are home. I made this delicious coffee cake this evening using a recipe from Food Network Kithchens. Its a sour cream coffee streusel cake.

Ingredients:

For Streusel:

1/4 cup sugar

3 packed tablespoons dark brown sugar

1/2 cup walnuts, toasted and coarsely chopped

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1/2 teaspoon ground cinammon

For Cake:

2 cups all purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 pinch nutmeg powder

1 pinch ground mace

3/4 cup unsalted butter, plus more for the pan, room temperature

1 cup sugar

2 large eggs, room temperature

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Method:

1. Mix together all the ingredients for streseul in a small bowl and set aside.

2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Generously brush a round 9x2-inch round cake pan with butter. In a medium bowl whisk the flour, baking soda, salt and spices together and set aside.

3. In a standing mixer, or with electric hand mixer, cream the butter and sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy.

4. Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing until incorporated.

5. Mix the vanilla with the sour cream. Add the flour mixture in 3 parts to the butter mixture, alternating with the sour cream until just combined.

6. Spread half the battr into the prepared pan and sprinkle with half the streusel.

7. Spoon the remaining batter on top and spread it out with a spatula. Scatter the remaining streusel over the top of the batter.

8. Bake the coffee cake for 1 hour and 10 minutes, or until golden brown and a tooth pick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool on a rack for 10 to 15 minutes before serving.