Apricot Prune Coffee Cake

• BATTER
• dried apricot↗3⁄4 cup
• dried prune↗3⁄4 cup
• flour↗3 cups
• baking powder↗1⁄2 tablespoon
• baking soda↗3⁄4 teaspoon
• salt↗1⁄4 teaspoon
• softened butter3⁄4 cup
• sugar↗1 1⁄2 cups
• eggs↗4
• vanilla↗1⁄2 tablespoon
• sour cream↗1 cup
• STREUSAL
• firmly packed light brown sugar1⁄2 cup
• softened butter2 tablespoons
• tablespoons flour↗2
• teaspoon cinnamon↗1
• tablespoons icing sugar (optional)↗2

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350*F.

2. 2

   Butter a 10" tube or Bundt pan and dust with flour.

3. 3

   Coarsely chop apricots and prunes. Toss to combine.

4. 4

   Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set aside.

5. 5

   Beat butter until fluffy.

6. 6

   Gradually beat in sugar, then eggs, one at a time.

7. 7

   Add vanilla.

8. 8

   Blend in flour mixture, alternately with sour cream, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Blend until just smooth. Gently fold in prunes and apricots.

9. 9

   Mix the first four streusel ingredients with a fork until crumbly. (Will make approximately 1 cup of streusel). Turn 1/3 of batter into prepared pan, spreading evenly.

10. 10

    Sprinkle with 1/3 of streusel mixture.

11. 11

    Repeat, layering the remaining batter and streusel twice.

12. 12

    Bake 55 to 60 minutes, or until cake tester comes out clean.

13. 13

    Let cool in pan 20 minutes.

14. 14

    Remove from pan to platter.

15. 15

    Sift icing sugar over top if desired.

16. 16

    This cake can be served warm.