Cinnamon Chocolate Chip Cake

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• 1/2 Cup (1 stick) butter or margarine, room temperature
  
• 11/4 Cups sugar, divided
  
• 2 eggs
  
• 1 Cup sour cream
  
• 1 tsp. PURE VANILLA EXTRACT
  
• 2 Cups flour
  
• 11/2 tsp. baking powder
  
• 1 tsp. baking soda
  
• 1/2 tsp. CINNAMON
  
• 1 12-oz. bag chocolate chips
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• Preheat oven to 350°. In a mixing bowl, combine the butter or margarine, 1 Cup of the sugar and the eggs. Beat until light and fluffy. Add the sour cream and VANILLA; blend thoroughly on low. In another bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder and baking soda. Add gradually to the beaten mixture. Pour half of the batter into a greased and floured 9x13 baking pan. In a small bowl, combine the remaining sugar with the CINNAMON. Sprinkle half of the sugar-cinnamon mixture and half of the chocolate chips over the batter. Pour the remaining batter into the pan and sprinkle with the remaining sugar-cinnamon mixture and chocolate chips on top. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes. Cool in the pan on a rack. Serve with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.
  
  Prep. time: 15 minutes
  Baking time: 30 minutes
  Serves: 12