Sour Cream Coffee Cake
This sour cream coffee cake features a moist and tender crumb, enhanced by a rich sour cream flavor. Topped with a delightful cinnamon streusel, it's perfect for breakfast or an afternoon treat. Enjoy a slice with your favorite coffee or tea!
This recipe is american style, breakfast, scaled for 8 servings, with 20 min prep and 40 min cook.
Prep: 20 min · Cook: 40 min · Total: 60 min · Serves: 8
Quick cooking notes
- Core ingredients include unsalted butter, large eggs, granulated sugar, sour cream.
- Follow all 10 steps in order for the intended texture and doneness.
- Ingredient quantities listed below are for 8 servings.
Ingredients
- 0.5 cups unsalted butter (softened)
- 2 whole large eggs
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cups sour cream
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 0.5 cups brown sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp baking powder
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease a 9-inch round cake pan.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- In another bowl, cream the softened butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add the eggs, sour cream, and vanilla extract to the butter mixture, mixing until well combined.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, stirring until just combined.
- In a small bowl, mix together the brown sugar and ground cinnamon to create the streusel topping.
- Pour half of the batter into the prepared cake pan and sprinkle half of the streusel mixture over the top.
- Spread the remaining batter over the streusel and top with the remaining streusel mixture.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Allow the cake to cool in the pan for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories: 290
- Protein: 4 g
- Fat: 12 g
- Carbohydrates: 42 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 220 mg
Nutrition values are estimates based on stored ingredient totals and serving size.