Cinnamon Coffee Cake

Directions

1. 1
   Combine nuts, 1/3 cup sugar and cinnamon. Set aside.
2. 2
   Stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
3. 3
   Set aside. In a large bowl, cream the butter with electric mixer.
4. 4
   Gradually add 1 1/2 cups sugar and continue to cream until light and fluffy. Add eggs, beating well after each. Fold in sour cream and vanilla.
5. 5
   Gently beat flour mixture into creamed mixture until well blended.
6. 6
   Grease and flour a tube or Bundt pan.
7. 7
   Spoon 1/3 of the cake batter into pan and sprinkle with 1/3 of the nut mixture. Repeat twice more.
8. 8
   Rap bottom of pan against countertop.
9. 9
   Bake in preheated 350° oven for 50 to 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cover top loosely with foil during the last 10 minutes of baking if the top gets too brown. Cool pan on rack 10 minutes, then turn cake onto rack to cool completely, nut side up.