Recipe of the week - Raisin Pecan Coffee Cake

I found this recipe in my large stack of random recipes I've saved...magazine clippings, newspapers, loose recipes from home.  This one comes from one of my Mom's coworkers, Alice Brainard.  She worked for Council On Aging at United Way in the office next to Mom.  I remember Alice being an amazing cook.  She made the best homemade eclairs!  Anyway, I thought I would give this a try a few weeks ago and was really happy with the result!

Raisin Pecan Coffee Cake
2 cups sugar (reserve 1/4 cup sugar, 1 tsp cinnamon for topping)
2 sticks of margarine
2 eggs
1 cup sour cream
2 cups of flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup pecans, chopped
1/2 cup raisings

Mix sugar and margarine until creamy.  Add eggs, one at a time.  Add sour cream alternately with flour.  Mix in pecans and raisins.  Spoon batter into tube cake pan.  Sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon topping.  Bake at 350 for 50 - 60 minutes until a cake tester comes out clean.

Enjoy!!