Brown Sugar Coffee Cake

Ingredients

• 1 cup salted butter, at room temperature
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3/4 cup sour cream
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

Topping

• 1/2 cup flour
• 3/4 cup light brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 6 tablespoons chilled butter
• 1 cup chopped nuts

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350º.

2. 2

   Cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy.

3. 3

   Add eggs, one at a time.

4. 4

   Blend in the vanilla and sour cream.

5. 5

   In separate bowl, mix dry ingredients.

6. 6

   Fold the dry into wet, until well blended.

7. 7

   Butter a 12-inch cast iron skillet.

8. 8

   Pour batter evenly into skillet.

9. 9

   Topping:.

10. 10

    Mix flour, brown sugar, cinnamon and chilled butter with fingers until well blended. Sprinkle on cake mixture. Sprinkle nuts on top.

11. 11

    Bake cake for 35-40 minutes Center of cake should be firm.

12. 12

    Serve warm.