Recipes

[FunkyHulaGirl]

I got this recipe out of the "Coffee Cakes" cookbook that I uploaded free on my Kindle. (The URL for that book - and dozens of others - are in a thread I started about free cookbooks.) Oh gosh, is it ever good! I made it for breakfast...and don't want to tell you how much of the cake I ate in one sitting....with the chocolate chunks still all melty...and a cup of raspberry chocolate Kona coffee... As soon as I post this, I'm off to swim for a few hours to work it off!

The recipe says "32 servings." Yeah, right....maybe for 32 ants!

Cinnamon Chocolate Chunk Coffee Cake

Ingredients

1 12 oz. package of semi-sweet chocolate chunks

3/4 cup pecan pieces (I'm not a nut lover, so I just omitted these)

2 cups sugar, divided

1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon (I used about 2 tsp. - I love cinnamon!)

2 2/3 cups flour

1 1/2 tsp. baking soda

3/4 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. salt

3/4 cup butter, softened

3 large eggs

1 1/2 cups sour cream (reduced fat OK)

Directions:

Preheat over to 350 degrees and grease a 9 X 13 pan. Mix together chocolate chunks, pecans, 2/3 cup sugar, and the cinnamon; set aside.

Mix together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt; set aside.

Beat butter and the remaining 1 1/3 cups of sugar in mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Blend in vanilla.

Add the flour mixture alternately with the sour cream to the butter mixture, beating after each addition until well blended.

Spoon half the batter into the pan, top with half the chocolate mixture, then repeat.

Bake 40-45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean; cool on wire rack.