Need a yummy Sunday morning coffee cake to go with your coffee? This is the one! The addition of sour cream makes it extra tender and the crunchy topping is scrumptious! Add a nice dusting of powdered sugar and your buttery cake will be dressed up for a brunch!
Sour Cream Coffee Cake
Ingredients
- For the crumb topping:
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter cold & cut into 1-inch cubes
- For the cake:
- 3 & 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 & 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened but cool, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 2 & 1/4 cups granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 16 ounces sour cream
- 1 & 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
- To make the crumb topping:
- Place flour, brown sugar, and salt in the bowl of a food processor.
- Pulse for a few seconds to mix.
- Add butter and pulse until combined.
- The mixture should look like coarse sand. Cover and refrigerate.
- To make the cake:
- Preheat oven to 350°. Butter a 9"x 13"x 2" glass baking pan.
- Whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- In an electric mixer, beat butter until smooth. Scrape down the sides of the bowl.
- Add sugar, and beat until mixture is smooth and fluffy.
- Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Scrape sides again and mix for another 30 seconds.
- Add sour cream and vanilla, and mix just until combined.
- Add flour mixture in 3 portions, scraping sides of bowl as needed.
- Mix each addition just until combined. Do not over mix.
- Spread evenly into pan.
- Sprinkle crumb mixture evenly over the batter.
- Bake for 60-70 minutes, turning the pan 3 times during baking.
- Cool cake in pan on wire rack for at least 30 minutes before serving.
- Dust w/powdered sugar if desired.
- Freezes well.
- Recipe adapted from Baked: New Frontiers in Baking.