"Just when I think you couldn't be any dumber, you go and do something like this...and totally redeem yourself!!"

A friend of mine asked me last night if I've had any successful baking attempts lately. Though she didn't refer to it directly, I assumed she was thinking of THIS previous post where I described an utter lack of domestic dignity. Fortnately for me, I was able to admit I had made something I could be proud of. In case anyone is in the mood for a tasty coffee cake, here's an incredibly easy recipe, and you probably already have the ingredients in the kitchen. It tastes the best served warm with fresh strawberries and a glass of cold milk:

Cinnamon Sour Cream Coffee Cake

Cinnamon Crumb Topping:

1/2 cup flour

1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar

4 teaspoons cinnamon

1/2 cup butter melted

1 cup chopped walnuts (I prefer pecans)

Coffee Cake:

1 package (18 1/4 ounces) white cake mix

1 egg

1 cup sour cream

1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, melted

1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. For the Topping, mix flour, sugar and cinnamon in medium bowl. Add melted butter; toss with spatula until large crumbs form. Stir in nuts.

2. For the Cake, beat cake mix, egg, sour cream, butter and vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed about 1 minute or just until mixed.

3. Spread evenly in greased and floured 13x9-inch baking pan. Sprinkle with topping mixture.

4. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until cake pulls away from sides of pan.