Chocolate Chunk Coffee Cake

Chocolate Chunk Coffee Cake




Topping:

10 ounces semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped

3/4 cup chopped walnuts

2/3 cup sugar

Cake:

3/4 cup butter or margarine, softened

1-1/4 cups sugar

3 eggs

1-1/2 cups sour cream

2 teaspoons vanilla

2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour

2-1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt



Preheat oven to 350�F. Grease a 10-inch tube pan.



In small bowl, combine topping ingredients; set aside.

Beat butter and sugar in large bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in

eggs, sour

cream and vanilla until well mixed. Combine flour, baking powder,

baking soda

and salt in bowl. On low speed, add flour mixture to batter, beating

until

smooth. Spoon 1/2 (about 2 cups) of the batter into prepared pan,

spreading

evenly. Sprinkle with 1/3 of the topping (scant 1 cup). Repeat

layering 2 more

times.



Bake 55 to 65 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes

out

clean. Cool in pan on wire rack for 20 minutes. Remove from pan.



Makes 12 servings



Note: For better mixing results, have all your ingredients at room

temperature.