Cake:

• 1 cup butter
• 1 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 eggs well-beaten
• 1 cup sour cream
• 2 tsp. vanilla
• 2 1/4 cup flour
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. baking powder

Topping:

• 1 cup chopped nuts
• 2/3 cup brown sugar
• 5 or 6 Tablespoons melted butter
• 1/2 cup sugar

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.  Grease 13×9″ pan.  Cream the butter and sugar until fluffy.  Mix in eggs, sour cream and vanilla.  Sift together flour, baking powder and soda.  Add to mixture, beating well.  Mix together topping ingredients.  Spread 1/2 the batter in pan.  Sprinkle with 1/2 the topping.  Repeat with remaining batter and topping.

Bake 40 minutes at 325 degrees.

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