Hobee's Coffee Cake

For those of you in the SF Bay Area (and I know you are out there - I look at my stats - so leave a comment people!), here's a recipe for Hobee's Coffee Cake. Hobee's is a Bay Area institution - one of those 'we serve breakfast all day' kinds of places. So Yummy! This recipe is not from their site, but is great! Now that I have it, I don't think my waistline will recover.



And of course, I don't add nuts to mine :)



Warning: This stuff is addicting! Try a slice with a warm pat of butter on top. Yum!

HOBEE'S COFFEE CAKE
 
Serving Size  : 4
 
Difficulty:  easy.
 
Time:  10-15 minutes preparation, 20-30 minutes baking.
 

 
-----CAKE INGREDIENTS-----
 
1 1/2 c Flour (unbleached) -sifted
 
1 c Sugar, granulated
 
2 t Baking powder
 
1/2 t Baking soda
 
1/4 t Salt
 
2 Eggs
 
1 c  Sour cream
 
1/2 t Vanilla
 
1/4 c Blueberries, fresh, optional (or other fruit, or nuts such as walnuts)
 
Vegetable oil (for coating pan)
 

 
-----TOPPING-----
 
5 T Sugar,  granulated
 
2 T Butter
 
1/2 t Cinnamon, ground
 

 
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  In a large mixing bowl, resift sift flour
 
with baking power, baking soda, salt and about 1 cup of sugar.
 

 
In a separate bowl, beat together the eggs, sour cream and vanilla.
 
Add egg mixture to flour mixture and beat until smooth.
 

 
Oil a 9-inch square baking pan (you can also use an 8 inch square pan,
 
or anything of similar surface area, if you increase the baking time by
 
about 5 minutes).
 

 
Spread the batter in the pan.  If you are using fruit or nuts, scatter
 
them over the batter and stir a little bit so that they stay in the top layer.
 

 
In a small bowl, mix about 5 T sugar with the butter and cinnamon
 
with a sturdy fork, until they are blended and resemble cornmeal
 
(i.e., you should have a mixture of fine crumbs, not a smooth mixture).
 
Sprinkle topping over batter. Bake for 20-25 minutes, until a clean
 
toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out dry.
 

 
Cool slightly; serve warm or at room temperature.
 

 
NOTES:  All ingredients and bowls should be a room temperature
 
before you start; this is particularly true for the butter.