Sour Cream Coffee Cake
1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
FILLING:
2 Tbsp brown sugar
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1/2 tsp cinnamon
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Cream butter and sugar until very light and fluffy (high speed on mixer).
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Beat in egg (high speed on mixer).
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Fold into the mixture the sour cream and vanilla (low speed just till blended).
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Sift together in another bowl the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
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Fold into the mixture until blended (low speed, very gently, just till moistened).
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In another bowl, combine the Filling (brown sugar, nuts, cinnamon) ingredients.
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Fill paper cups 1/2 full with batter; top with 1 tsp of Filling; fill the cup with more batter to make it about two-thirds full; top with 1 tsp of Filling.
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Bake 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
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Remove immediately from the muffin tin.
NOTE: Don’t forget to fill the empty muffin tin cups with 1/2-inch of water.
