Recipe

Mr. Lou's Kicked Up Coffee Cake

Ingredients

1 stick plus 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened
3/4 cup light brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup sour cream
1 cup blueberries, or raspberries, or blackberries, or any combination, rinsed well and patted dry
TOPPING:
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 cup melted butter
1 cup chopped roasted pecans

Preheat the oven to 375°F.
Grease a 10-inch cake pan with the tablespoon of butter, and lightly dust with flour.
In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar with a mixer on high speed.
Into a separate bowl, sift all the dry ingredients. Add dry ingredients in three stages into the butter, alternating with the eggs one at a time, beating after the addition of each. Fold the sour cream into the batter. Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan, and arrange the berries evenly over the top.
To make the streusel topping, place all the ingredients in a mixing bowl and blend. Evenly sprinkle the topping over the top of the berries. Bake in the oven until golden brown and risen, and a tester inserted into the center comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes. Let cool 15 minutes before serving.