This is Ella's original recipe. I asked her bake a second one while I was eating the first because it was so unbelievably delicious. This is a perfect cake to serve with afternoon tea or coffee. Your guests will love it!

serves 6-8, ready in 60 minutes

1 ½ cups of sugar plus 1 tbsp, divided
½ cup (1 stick) of butter, softened
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
1 ½ tsp baking soda
1 tbsp ground cinnamon plus ½ tsp, divided
½ sour cream
1 cup chocolate chips
1 cup walnuts, chopped
1 tbsp brown sugar

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Butter 9” by 13” cake pan and line with parchment paper. Use a standing mixer with a paddle attachment to beat together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time and vanilla extract until fully incorporated.

Sift all dry ingredients together, including the ½ tsp of cinnamon. Alternate adding the dry ingredients and sour cream in three batches, keeping the mixer at low speed. Mix in the chocolate chips.

In small bowl mix the chopped walnuts, remaining 1 tbsp cinnamon, brown sugar and granulated sugar.

Pour half of the batter into the cake pan then sprinkle half of the walnut mixture over the batter. Pour remaining batter and sprinkle the remaining nut mixture on top. Bake for 40-50 minutes, until a toothpick, when inserted into the cake, comes out clean.