Cinnamon Nut Cake

Description: Received this recipe from my high school home economics teacher (just a few a few years back)...it has become a requested item in my family ever since.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 4 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 pint sour cream
• 1 cup chopped nuts
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 3 teaspoons cinnamon
• confectioners' sugar (for dusting)

Steps:

1. Cream together butter and sugar.
2. Add eggs one at a time beating well after each.
3. Sift together flour and baking powder.
4. Gradually add to the creamed mixture blending well.
5. Stir 2 tsp baking soda into sour cream.
6. Add to mixture and blend well.
7. Stir in nuts.
8. Pour approx.
9. 1/3 of batter into greased and floured tube or bundt pan.
10. Mix cinnamon& 3 Tbsp sugar.
11. Sprinkle half of cinnamon and sugar mixture over batter.
12. Swirl with a knife.
13. Repeat with remaining batter and sugar mixture, ending with batter.
14. Bake at 350 for 1 hour.
15. Cool for 10 minutes.
16. Remove from pan and cool completely.
17. Dust with confectioners sugar.