Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
  
• 1/2 cup butter
  
• 2 eggs
  
• 1 cup dairy sour cream
  
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
  
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
  
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
  
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon, cardamom, or nutmeg
  
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts
  
• 1/2 cup vegetable or fruit (grated zucchini or carrot; snipped dates, dried prunes or dried apples; coarsely chopped banana, apple or fresh cranberries; or snipped dried cherries or dried cranberries)