Grandma's Coffee Cake

My mom just sent me this recipe for my grandma's coffee cake. It's timely because our grandparents always used to stay with us for a week each February, and the first thing Grandma would do was make this coffee cake, which was a highlight of my life! Good memories. Absolutely delicious with tea and gets more delicious as the days go on.

Preheat oven to 350.

1 stick (=1/2 c.) softened butter
1 c. granulated white sugar
2 eggs
2 c. sifted flour
1 t. baking soda
1 t. baking powder
1/2 t. salt
1 c. sour cream or light sour cream or plain yogurt
1 t. real vanilla
1/3 c. packed brown sugar
1/4 c. granulated white sugar
1 t. ground cinnamon

Grease but don’t flour a square baking dish (8x8 or 9x9) and set it aside.
Cream the softened butter and sugar until fluffy.
One at a time, add the eggs to incorporate well.
On a piece of waxed paper combine the dry ingredients.
Add one half of the dry ingredients to the butter/sugar/egg mixture and mix well.
Add half the sour cream/or yogurt and combine well.
Add rest of dry ingredients and mix.
Add rest of sour cream and mix.
Stir in vanilla.

Combine the sugar/brown sugar/cinnamon thoroughly.
Transfer half the cake batter to the buttered pan and smooth to reach the sides.
Sprinkle with half the cinnamon mixture. top with rest of cake batter, smoothed out, then add the remaining cinnamon sugar.
The recipe says to bake at 325 for 45 minutes. If using glass (pyrex) 325 is good, but anything else, do 350. The time is a guess - at around 40 minutes, start testing with a toothpick.