Dad's Favorite Coffee Cake

Use a bundt pan or springform pan with a very large center opening or it just won't come out right .

Mix together & beat in large bowl:
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup butter

add & mix in:
2 beaten eggs

Add:
1 cup milk
1 level tsp. vanilla

mix together. & add:
1 tsp. baking powder-scant -just level it
1 tsp. baking soda-scant
1/4 tsp. salt
2 cups flour

Mix the above well.

In a separate bowl, combine:
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 cup chopped walnuts or pecans, your preference
1/4 cup brown sugar

Pour half of the batter in a large ring bundt pan or springform pan with large center ring.
Take 1/2 of the cinnamon/sugar/nut mix and sprinkle on the top .
Pour in rest of the batter.
Sprinkle rest of sugar mixture over the top.

Bake at 350 degrees for 50 to 60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Drizzle your own glaze over the cooled coffee cake or use this one:
1/4 cup or 4 TBLs. butter melted in microwave
sift 2 cups powdered sugar into a medium bowl

Add the melted butter
add 2 TBls. milk
You can add 1/4 tsp. of almond extract or 1/2 tsp. of vanilla for flavor.
Beat until smooth and creamy adding a little more milk if necessary
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