Coffee Cake with Chocolate Apricot Filling

Streusel

• 1

  Stir together brown sugar, cinnamon and cocoa. Add butter; blend with a fork until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

• 2

  Stir in nuts. Set aside.

Coffeecake

• 3

  Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter a 9-inch square or 10-inch round cake pan.

• 4

  Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and beat until light and fluffy.

• 5

  Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt; add to butter mixture alternating with the sour cream. Mix until blended.

• 6

  Pour half of the batter into the prepared pan. Sprinkle half of the streusel mixture over the batter. Then sprinkle chopped apricots evenly over the streusel layer.

• 7

  Pour the remaining batter on top and sprinkle with the remaining streusel mixture. Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until cake test done.