best coffee cake ever

i've been making coffee cake since middle school - it was always so easy to make, and my dad loved it with his morning coffee.  anyway, after all these years, i wanted to share my coffee cake recipe with everyone.  it's crumbly but super moist, decadent but not too heavy, chocolatey but not too sweet.  enjoy!

topping ingredients:
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, optional
- 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 1/2 stick butter, melted then cooled


cake ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 stick butter at room temperature
- 1 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup sour cream (but not the nonfat, lowfat stuff!)
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract


directions:
- preheat oven to 350 degrees; grease a 9-inch square baking pan
- mix the topping ingredients together in a bowl and set aside
- sift together flour, baking soda and salt in a bowl, set aside
- in a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar for about 4 minutes until light and fluffy
- add eggs, one at a time, and beat until incorporated
- stir in the sour cream and vanilla extract
- fold in the dry ingredients (flour, baking soda and salt); gently fold the ingredients until there are no lumps
- spoon half of the batter into the baking pan, followed by a layer of the topping mixture, then another layer of the batter. finish with a layer of the topping
- bake for about 40 minutes or until it passes the toothpick test  :)
- serve warm with some ice cream (oh yum!) or with your coffee the next morning (double yum!).  enjoy!


xoxo,
kara