Fun Time! What secret ingredient do you add to typical dishes/recipes?

<p>sueinphilly posted her recipe for sour cream coffee cake on cc. I have not tried it yet, but I saved the recipe because I had plans of trying it. Here it is:</p>

<p>Sour Cream Coffee Cake </p>

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<p>I have a recipe for that cake from my grandmother.</p>

<p>Cream 1/4 lb butter and 1 cup white sugar
add 2 eggs, 1 at a time
add 1 tsp baking soda to 1 cup sour cream. Add this to butter mixture.
Let stand for a few minutes
Sift 2 cups flour and 2 tsp baking powder and a pinch of salt.
Add to mixture. Add 1 tsp vanilla.</p>

<p>(in a separate bowl) chop 3/4 cup walnuts, add 1 tsp cinnamon and 1/2 brown sugar</p>

<p>Nanny always baked this in a spring release pan (you don’t want to have to turn it upside down to get it out of the pan).</p>

<p>Pour 2/3 of cake mixture into greased & floured pan. spread evenly.
sprinkle 1/2 of walnut mixture.
Spread rest of cake mixture on top. Top with rest of walnut mixture.</p>

<p>Bake in 350 oven for 45 minutes</p>