The Best Coffee Lover's Coffee Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons instant coffee granules (heaped)
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon, ground
• 2 cups light brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1 (8 ounce) carton sour cream, beaten
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 large egg, beaten
• 3/4 cup walnuts or 3/4 cup pecans, chopped

Recipe

• 1 combine flour, coffee granules, salt, baking soda, cinnamon and brown sugar in a large sized bowl.
• 2 mix well.
• 3 keep aside.
• 4 in another bowl, beat an egg until light and frothy.
• 5 add butter and mix well.
• 6 add the dry ingredient mixture alternating with the sour cream.
• 7 mix well.
• 8 add nuts.
• 9 mix.
• 10 pour into a greased 9 inch cake tin.
• 11 bake at 180c for 40 minutes or till a wooden toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• 12 allow to cool completely on wire racks.
• 13 slice and serve for a wonderful breakfast dish to go with your morning or afternoon coffee.
• 14 enjoy while you sing- ring out the old, ring in the new, ring happy bells across the snow!
• 15 ho!
• 16 ho!
• 17 ho!
• 18 happy new year!