Ingredients
1 cup butter or margarine
2 3/4 cup sugar, divided
2 tsp vanilla
4 eggs
3 cup flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
16 oz sour cream (2 cups)
2 tbsp cinnamon
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Directions
In a large bowl, cream butter and 2 cups sugar until fluffy. Add
vanilla. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add alternately
with sour cream, beating enough after each addition to keep batter
smooth. Spoon 1/3 of the batter into a greased 10" tube pan. Combine
remaining sugar, cinnamon, and nuts. Sprinkle over batter. Repeat
layers two more times. Bake at 350 deg f for 70 minutes or until cake
tests done. Cool for 10 minutes, remove cake to wire rack to cool
completely. Makes 16 servings.
Servings: 16 servings
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