Cherry Coffeecake

Photo: flickr user stu_spivack

Ingredients

1 cup sugar

cup butter softened

1 cup sour cream

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 cups all-purpose flour

teaspoon baking powder

teaspoon baking soda

teaspoon salt

1 can cherry pie filling - (21 oz)

(or your favorite flavor pie filling)

cup all-purpose flour

cup sugar

cup chopped pecans

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

3 tablespoons butter chilled

Preparation

Heat oven to 325 degrees.

Combine 1 cup sugar and 1/2 cup butter in large mixer bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy (1 to 2 minutes). Add sour cream, eggs and vanilla; continue beating until well mixed. Add 2 cups flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Reduce speed to low; beat until well mixed (1 to 2 minutes).

Spread half of batter into greased and floured 13- by 9-inch baking pan. Spoon cherry pie filling over batter. Spoon remaining batter over pie filling; spread carefully.

Stir together 1/4 cup flour, 1/4 cup sugar, pecans and cinnamon in medium bowl; cut in 3 tablespoons butter until mixture is crumbly. Sprinkle over batter.

Bake for 45 to 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean and topping is dark golden brown.

This recipe yields 15 servings.

Description: "Make this coffee cake your own by using your favorite flavor of pie filling."