1 cup butter, room temperature
1 cup sugar
5 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
3/4 cup evaporated milk
1/2 cup nuts, finely chopped
1 2/3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Topping
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup nuts chopped
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Preheat oven to 375 degrees
Blend butter, sugar, vanilla. Add eggs one at a time. Beat mixture until well blended.
Combine flour, baking soda and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. Add to egg mixture and blend well. Add evaporated milk and 1/2 cup fine chopped nuts and stir to blend.
Place in a buttered, floured loaf pan. Combine topping ingredients in a small bowl, mix and sprinkle atop the batter in the pan. Bake for 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean when removed. Remove from oven, cool and turn out of pan. Slice to serve.
Posted: 9/17/2009 3:46:41 PM