Ingredients

  • 1 16- to 17-ounce package date-bread mix
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) plus 2 tablespoons butter, room temperature
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup cinnamon chips
  • 1/3 cup chopped pecans
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice

Method

  • Preheat oven to 350F.
  • Butter and flour 9x5x2-inch metal loaf pan.
  • Using electric mixer, beat bread mix and 1/2 cup butter in large bowl until crumbly mixture forms.
  • Transfer 1/2 cup crumb mixture to small bowl; add remaining 2 tablespoons butter and rub in with fingertips until moist clumps form (for streusel).
  • Stir sour cream and eggs into remaining crumb mixture in large bowl.
  • Mix in cinnamon chips, pecans, cinnamon, and allspice.
  • Pour cake batter into prepared pan.
  • Sprinkle with streusel.
  • Bake cake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 1 hour 20 minutes.
  • Turn cake out onto rack.
  • Place streusel side up and cool 20 minutes.
  • Serve warm or at room temperature.