Cream Cheese Swirl Coffee Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 cup chopped nuts
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
6 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
2 tablespoons powdered sugar
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter, room temperature
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 (8 ounce) container sour cream

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Grease and flour a 10\" tube pan.
In a small bowl, mix chopped nuts, 2 T. sugar, and cinnamon; set aside.
In another small bowl, combine cream cheese, powdered sugar, and lemon juice and mix until smooth. Set aside.
Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into a medium bowl.
In a large bowl, mix butter and 1 cup sugar until smooth.
Add eggs and vanilla; mix well.
Add sour cream alternately with flour mixture; mix well.
Pour half of the butter into prepared pan. Spoon cream cheese mixture on batter to within 1/2\" of pan edge. Carefully pour remaining batter over cream cheese mixture. Sprinkle with nut topping.
Bake for 40-45 minutes.