Sour Cream-Streusel Coffee Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 1/4 cups coarsely chopped walnuts
    1 1/4 cups packed brown sugar
    5 teaspoons cinnamon
    5 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder
    6 tablespoons dried currants
    3 cups flour
    1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
    1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
    3/4 teaspoon salt
    3/4 cup butter, at room temp
    1 1/2 cups sugar
    3 large eggs
    1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
    1 (16 ounce) container sour cream (not low fat)
    1 cup powdered sugar
    1 tablespoon milk
    1/4 cup chopped walnuts
Preparation
    Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
    butter a bunt pan and set aside.
    In a small bowl mix together the walnuts, brown sugar, cinnamon, cocoa and currants.
    In a medium bowl sift together the flour, baking soda and baking powder.
    In a large bowl beat the butter and white sugar until well blended.
    Beat in eggs one at a time.
    Mix dry ingredients and sour cream alternately into butter mixture.
    Beat on high for 1 minute.
    Pour 1/3 of the batter into the prepared bundt pan.
    Sprinkle with half of the nut mixture.
    Spoon 1/3 of the batter over the nut mixture, sprinkle with the remaining nut mixture and top with the remaining batter.
    Bake for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted in the deepest part comes out clean.
    Remove from oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes on a rack.
    Invert pan on the same rack and remove cake.
    Allow to cool for 1 hour then transfer to a serving platter.
    Whisk powdered sugar and milk in a small bowl until smooth.
    Drizzle over coffee cake and sprinkle with nuts.
    Serve warm or at room temp.

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