Cardamom Coffee Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup natural almonds, chopped coarsely
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar, packed
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon cardamom
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

Recipe

• 1 to make the topping: mix together the almonds, 3 tablespoons brown sugar, 2 tablespoons flour, cardamom and melted butter with a fork until crumbly.
• 2 to make the cake: preheat the oven to 350 degrees f.
• 3 sift together 2 cups flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and baking soda and set aside.
• 4 cream together the softened butter and 1 cup brown sugar until light and fluffy.
• 5 add the eggs, one at a time and beat well between additions.
• 6 beat in the vanilla.
• 7 add the dry ingredients in thirds to the creamed mixture, alternating with the sour cream, beating in between additions and ending with dry ingredients.
• 8 scrape down the sides and beat for 1 more minute.
• 9 grease the bottom and sides of an 8-inch springform pan.
• 10 pour half of the batter into the pan and sprinkle with half of the almond mixture.
• 11 pour the remaining batter into the pan, spreading it out if necessary.
• 12 top with the remaining almond mixture.
• 13 bake for 50 to 60 minutes on the middle rack.
• 14 the cake is done when a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean.
• 15 leave the cake in the pan and cool on a wire rack for 20 minutes.
• 16 remove from the pan and cool completely.