Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups sugar, divided
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup (8 ounces) sour cream
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 medium apple, peeled and thinly sliced
In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and 1 cup sugar until light and
fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in
vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to the
creamed mixture alternately with sour cream, beating well after each
addition. In a small bowl, combine the nuts, cinnamon and remaining sugar,.
Spread half of the batter into a well-greased 10-inch tube pan with
removable bottom. Top with apple slices; sprinkle with half of the nut
mixture. Top with remaining batter and nut mixture. Bake at 375° for 40 to
50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
Cool in pan for 30 minutes. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to
loosen. Lift cake with removable bottom from pan. Cool completely. Before
serving, carefully remove cake from pan bottom.
Recipe from Taste of Home's Magazine
Submitted by Oriana Churchill,
Londonderry, New Hampshire.
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