Old Los Angeles High School Coffeecake Recipe
Ingredients:
- Cake
- 1 1/2 cups cake flour
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup sour cream
- Topping
- 1/4 cup flour
- 3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- 1/4 cup butter
Directions:
- Mix together flour, sugar, salt and nuts. Add butter in small pieces. Rub in with fingers until mixture is crumbly. Be careful not to over-mix.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- All ingredients should be at room temperature.
- In bowl mix together flours, baking soda and baking powder.
- In another bowl cream together butter with sugar until fluffy and light. Add egg and vanilla extract and mix well.
- Add half of dry ingredients, mixing just until flour is blended. Blend in sour cream, then remaining dry ingredients.
- Spread half of batter into a greased and floured 10-inch tube pan.
- Sprinkle with half of Topping and spread with remaining batter, then with remaining Topping.
- Bake 40 to 45 minutes. Remove from oven and let sit to cool slightly. Remove from pan onto serving platter and cool completely.