Ingredients

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 14 cups low-fat sour cream
  • 34 cup sugar
  • 34 cup butter, softened
  • 12 cup brown sugar
  • 12 cup light molasses
  • 6 egg whites
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 12 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1 12 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 12 teaspoons vanilla
  • 14 teaspoon salt

Method

  • In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
  • Set aside.
  • In a seperate medium bowl, mix together the butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla and molasses until you get a consitency of wet sand.
  • It works best if you get down and dirty and mix with your fingers.
  • Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and stir.
  • Add sour cream and beat until smooth.
  • In a seperate small bowl, mix brown sugar with walnuts and cinnamon.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees,.
  • Prepare a 10 inch coffee cake pan with a thin coating of cooking spray and a light sprinkling of flour.
  • Sprinkle with 1/3 of the nut mixture in the pan.
  • Spread half of the batter over the nut mixture, followed by another 1/3 of the nut mixture, the remaining batter and the last 1/3 of the nut mixture.
  • Bake for 55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near center comes out clean.
  • Let cool slightly before serving or slicing.
  • This is really great served warm with butter.
  • Stores well in the refridgerator for a week and warms up nicely in the microwave oven.
  • BONUS-- BONUS-- BONUS-- Shoo-Fly Pie Recipe.
  • (makes two 9-inch pies).