Awesome Chocolate Chip Streusel Coffee Cake

Description: This is another winner from my 5 star collection...you really won't find a more buttery and moist cake...rises very high too.

Ingredients:

• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup butter, softened (no sustitutions)
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 eggs, room temp
• 1 cup sour cream, room temp
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 cup chopped nuts
• 1 cup mini chocolate chip
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon

Steps:

1. Set oven to 350 degrees.
2. Grease a tube pan (angel food cake pan).
3. Mix together all streusel ingredients; set aside.
4. Sift together the first 4 ingredients.
5. In a bowl cream the butter, sugar and eggs, until light and fluffy.
6. Mix together the dry ingredients with the cream mixture alternately with the sour cream; beat well.
7. Add vanilla; beat.
8. Pour 1/2 of batter into prepared pan.
9. Sprinkle with 1/2 of the streusel mix.
10. Add the remaining cake batter over the streusel.
11. Sprinkle with remaining streusel mix.
12. Bake for 1 hour.