Sour Cream Swirl Coffee Cake

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Slice into this sour cream coffee cake and you'll find a swirl of brown sugar, cinnamon, and pecans right in the center.

Sour Cream Swirl Coffee Cake
Prep Time:
25 mins
Cool Time:
20 mins
Bake Time:
45 mins
Total Time:
1 hr 30 mins
Servings:
12

Ingredients

  • 2 cups granulated sugar

  • 1 cup butter, softened

  • 2 eggs

  • 1 8 ounce carton dairy sour cream

  • ½ teaspoon vanilla

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour

  • 1 teaspoon baking powder

  • ¼ teaspoon salt

  • cup chopped pecans

  • 2 tablespoons packed brown sugar

  • 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon

  • Sifted powdered sugar

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350ºF. Grease and flour a 10-inch fluted tube pan. Set aside.

  2. In a large bowl, beat sugar and butter with electric mixer on medium speed until mixture is light and fluffy. Add eggs; beat well. Beat in sour cream and vanilla just until combined.

  3. In a small bowl combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Beat into creamed mixture until combined. Pour half of the batter into prepared tube pan.

  4. In a small bowl stir together pecans, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Sprinkle 1/2 cup of the nut mixture on top of batter in pan. Carefully spread remaining batter on top of nut mixture. Sprinkle with remaining nut mixture; press lightly into batter.

  5. Bake in a 350º F oven for 45 to 50 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.

  6. Remove cake from oven; cool for 5 minutes. Invert cake onto a serving plate. Cool 15 minutes more. Dust with powdered sugar. Serve warm or cool.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

444 Calories
24g Fat
54g Carbs
4g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 12
Calories 444
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 24g 31%
Saturated Fat 13g 65%
Cholesterol 82mg 27%
Sodium 242mg 11%
Total Carbohydrate 54g 20%
Total Sugars 37g
Protein 4g
Calcium 71mg 5%
Iron 1mg 8%
Potassium 95mg 2%
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