Description
Sour Cream Coffee Cake is a soft and tender cake with a rich cinnamon swirl and buttery streusel, perfect for brunch or holidays.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ cup light brown sugar
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ⅛ teaspoon table salt
- ½ cup chopped pecans or walnuts (optional)
- ½ cup cold unsalted butter (cubed)
- ½ cup unsalted butter (1 stick, softened)
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup sour cream (full-fat)
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon table salt
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350℉ (175℃). Grease an 8-inch cake pan generously with butter.
- In a small bowl whisk together 2 tablespoons light brown sugar, 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour, and 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon. Set aside for the cinnamon swirl.
- In a medium bowl, combine ½ cup light brown sugar, ¾ cup all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, ⅛ teaspoon table salt, and ½ cup chopped pecans or walnuts, if using. Add ½ cup cold unsalted butter (cubed), and mix until crumbs form. Set aside.
- Cream together ½ cup unsalted butter and 1 cup granulated sugar on medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, about 3-5 minutes. Add 2 large eggs, mix again, then add 1 cup sour cream and ½ teaspoon vanilla extract. Mix until well combined.
- In a separate bowl, whisk or sift 1½ cups all-purpose flour with ½ teaspoon baking powder, ¼ teaspoon baking soda, and ¼ teaspoon table salt.
- Add dry ingredients to the creamed mixture, folding gently until just combined.
- Spoon half of the batter into the prepared pan and smooth it out. Sprinkle the cinnamon filling over it.
- Spoon the remaining batter over the filling and smooth it out. Sprinkle the streusel mixture on top.
- Bake for 35-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Check after 25 minutes to see if the streusel is browning too much; tent with foil if necessary.
- Cool for at least 10 minutes before serving.
Notes
- Serve warm or at room temperature.
- This cake can be stored in an airtight container for several days.
- For extra flavor, add a dash of nutmeg to the batter.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 21g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 48g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 60mg