How to make it

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • In a large mixing bowl, resift sift flour with baking power, baking
  • soda, salt and about 1 cup of sugar.
  • In a separate bowl, beat together the eggs, sour cream
  • and vanilla.
  • Add egg mixture to flour mixture and beat until smooth.
  • Oil a 9-inch square baking pan
  • Spread the batter in the pan.
  • If you are using fruit or nuts, scatter them over the batter and stir a little bit so that they stay in the top layer.
  • In a small bowl, mix about 5 T sugar with the butter
  • and cinnamon with a sturdy fork, until they are blended and resemble cornmeal (i.e., you should have a mixture of fine crumbs, not a smooth mixture).
  • Sprinkle topping over batter. Bake for 20-25 minutes, until a clean toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out dry.
  • Cool slightly; serve warm or at room temperature.

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