Chocolate Chip Coffee Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, softened
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 1/2 cups sugar, divided
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/4 cup chopped pecans
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 cup milk

Preparation

In a mixing bowl, cream the butter, cream cheese and 1 1/4 cups of sugar.
Beat in eggs and vanilla.
Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk.
Stir in chocolate chips.
Pour into a greased 9-inch springform pan.
Combine the pecans, cinnamon and remaining sugar; sprinkle over batter.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
Cool for 15 minutes.
Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen.
Remove sides of pan.
Cool completely before cutting.