It's February Now! Let's have breakfast.

One of the best parts about training for a marathon is that sometimes I wake up just starving, and once in a while I feel like I can indulge and make a lovely breakfast.  So no, it wasn't dinner, but I made coffee cake this morning and wanted to share the recipe.  It's from a wedding shower my co-workers threw for me back in '97 -- everyone gave a recipe.  I've changed schools 3 times since, but I'm once again teaching with the person who gave me this recipe -- thanks, Pat!

Sour Cream Coffee Cake

1/4 lb butter

1 c sugar

2 eggs

1 c sour cream

1 tsp vanilla

2 c flour

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

pinch of salt (I added that -- I just think baked goods need salt -- K)

Cream butter and sugar.  Add eggs one at a time.  Add sour cream, vanilla, mix.  Add flour, baking powder and soda (and salt).  Beat for 5 minutes.  

Mix together some brown sugar and cinnamon.

Put half the batter in a greased tube pan.  Put the sugar & cinnamon mixture in.  Add the rest of the batter.

Bake at 350 degrees for 35 - 40 min.

Peeled grapefruit (yum) goes well with this!