Mom's cinnamon coffee cake...
This is the coffee cake I remember my mom making, and I think her mom made it too. SO...it's a family recipe, and super delicious!! Why is it called coffee cake?? Who knows...it's an excuse to eat dessert for breakfast, which I'm ALL about! ;) And, sure, go ahead and have a cup of coffee to go with. Recipe : 1. Cream together: 1 1/2 sticks margarine (I used salted butter, but the original called for the bad stuff) 1 1/2 cups sugar 2. Add: 3 eggs and beat well 3. Next add: 3 cups flour 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder (sift together, but I never do!) and add to the mixture, about a cup at a time till all combined. 4. Mix together (not sure if this step of mixing first is essential, but it's pretty cool to watch if nothing else): 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda 1 1/2 cups sour cream THEN, Fold into cake batter 5. Add: 1 1/2 T (YES, TABLEspoons) of vanilla and mix well (I go back to the mixer for this one, on very low speed until we