Coffee Cake Exceptionale - cooking recipe

Ingredients

CAKE
3/4 cup butter or 3/4 cup margarine, softened
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
3 cups flour (see note)
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups sour cream
FILLING
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup finely chopped nuts
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon

Preparation

Heat oven to 350.
Grease a 10\" tube pan, 12\" bundt pan or 2 9x5x3\" loaf pans (or spray well with non-stick spray).
In a large bowl, combine butter, sugar, eggs& vanilla.
Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes.
In another bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, soda& salt, then mix into the butter and sugar mixture alternately with the sour cream.
For tube or bundt pan: spread 1/3 of batter (about 2 cups) in pan and sprinkle with 1/3 of filling (about 6 tablespoons); repeat twice.
For loaf pans: spread 1/4 of batter (about 1 1/2 cups) in each pan and sprinkle each with 1/4 filling (about 5 tablespoons); repeat.
Bake about 60 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
Cool slightly in pan (s) before removing.
To prepare filling: Mix brown sugar, nuts& cinnamon.
*Note:If using self-rising flour, omit baking powder, baking soda& salt.