1 c. butter
1 1/4 c. sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
2 1/2 c. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
1 c. sour cream
1 tsp. lemon juice
3 tsp. baking powder

TOPPING:

1/2 c. sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 to 1 c. chopped pecans

Cream butter; beat in 1 1/4 cups sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time. Sift flour, add baking powder, salt, and soda and sift again. Add flour mixture to beaten mixture alternately with sour cream. Blend in lemon juice and vanilla. Pour half batter into greased tube pan or 13 x 9 x 2 inch pan. Sprinkle half sugar cinnamon mixture and half nuts over batter. Cover rest of batter and top with remaining topping mixture. Bake 45-60 minutes at 350 degrees. Cool on rack.