Gladys Steers' Coffee Cake

Gladys Steers gave this coffee cake to Moo years ago. It's one of three we enjoyed during the holidays. Try to find a cake mix without pudding in the mix. If that's all you can find, omit the separate package of pudding mix. Niki has added lemon juice and almond extract for palate pleasing enhancement.

1 pkg lemon cake mix
1 pkg. Instant lemon pudding
1 1/3 cup water
Juice of one lemon
1/2 tsp. almond extract
4 eggs
1 cup sour cream
2/3 cup canola oil
1/4 cup sugar (Niki uses a little less sugar)
1/2 tsp. cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine cake mix and dry pudding mix, add eggs and beat well. Add sour cream and oil. In a separate bowl, combine sugar and cinnamon. Pour half the batter into well-oiled bundt pan. Sprinkle the cinnamon sugar mix in the middle. Then cover with the rest of the batter. Bake at 350 for 1 hour.

Bundt pan trick: If you are using one of the new bundt pans with an intricate design, you'll need a little help getting cake to release easily. Put batter in a warm bundt pan. When you turn on oven to preheat, pop the bundt pan in the cold oven. Leave it there about 5 minutes. Remove from oven, apply nonstick spray (baker's formula). Add batter and bake.