Cinnamon Pecan Sour Cream Cake

1. Preheat Oven and Prepare Pan

Start by preheating your oven to 350°F (175°C). Lightly butter a 9-by-13-inch baking pan to ensure your cake doesn’t stick.

2. Cream Butter and Sugar

In a mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar together using a mixer until the mixture is light and fluffy.

3. Add Eggs

Next, beat in the eggs one at a time, making sure each egg is fully incorporated before adding the next.

4. Sift Dry Ingredients

Sift together the all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl.

5. Combine Wet and Dry Ingredients

With your mixer on low speed, alternately add the flour mixture and sour cream to the butter mixture, beginning and ending with the flour mixture. Also, mix in the vanilla extract. Be careful not to overmix.

6. Pour Batter

Pour the batter into your prepared baking pan, spreading it out evenly.

7. Make Topping

In a small bowl, combine the sugar, cinnamon, all-purpose flour, and chopped nuts for the topping. Mix them together thoroughly.

8. Sprinkle Topping

Sprinkle the topping mixture evenly over the batter in the pan.

9. Bake Cake

Bake the cake in your preheated oven for 30-35 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted into the middle comes out clean. Allow the cake to cool in the pan before cutting.