Sour Cream Coffee Cake

March 13, 2009  //  61 Comments »
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If you’re looking for an out-of-this-world, above and beyond coffee cake, you’ve come to the right post. This is no Entenmann’s, for sure. I watched Ina Garten make this cake on an episode of Barefoot Contessa well over a year ago. I looked up the recipe online, saved it, and there it sat ever since. I have been dying to make it but the streusel looked so wonderful that I didn’t want to make it and have to omit the cinnamon and walnuts due to my allergies. Now that my food allergies have gone their merry way, I couldn’t wait to bust out my tube pan and whip up this cake. Speaking of tube pans, this was my first time using one, and now I might be addicted. Incidentally, this was also my first time making a coffee cake. I’ve certainly eaten my fair share, but making one was high on my list of things I want to try.  I’d still love to try a yeasted coffee cake and see what the significant differences are. If anyone has made one and loved it, please share your recipe!

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I don’t recommend making this cake if you are already hungry, because the smell that wafts from the oven is so sinfully delicious that it might make you want to lick the oven door. We’re talking seriously fabulous.

It probably isn’t shocking to hear that the streusel that runs through the middle of this cake and graces the top steals the show. The flavor is absolutely fabulous – not too sweet or dense, and the cinnamon doesn’t overpower as I had suspected it might when I was putting the cake together. The use of cake flour gives a lighter, less-dense texture to the cake and the maple-flavored glaze all add up to an absolutely fabulous accompaniment to a cup of coffee or your favorite tea.

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Sour Cream Coffee Cake

Servings 8 to 10 servings
Prep 30 minutes
Cook 1 hour
Total 1 hour 30 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Author: Michelle

This coffee cake is made with sour cream

Ingredients:

  • 12
    tablespoons
    unsalted butter at room temperature
    ((1½ sticks ))
  • 1½
    cups
    granulated sugar
  • 3
    extra-large eggs at room temperature
  • 1½
    teaspoons
    pure vanilla extract
  • 1¼
    cups
    sour cream
  • 2½
    cups
    cake flour
    (not self-rising)
  • 2
    teaspoons
    baking powder
  • ½
    teaspoon
    baking soda
  • ½
    teaspoon
    salt

For the streusel:

  • ¼
    cup
    light brown sugar
    (packed)
  • ½
    cup
    all-purpose flour
  • 1½
    teaspoons
    ground cinnamon
  • ¼
    teaspoon
    salt
  • 3
    tablespoons
    cold unsalted butter
    (cut into pieces)
  • ¾
    cup
    chopped walnuts
    (optional)

For the glaze:

  • ½
    cup
    confectioners' sugar
  • 2
    tablespoons
    real maple syrup
US Customary - Metric

Directions:

  1. Preheat the oven to 350° F. Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan.
  2. Cream the butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment for 4 to 5 minutes, until light. Add the eggs 1 at a time, then add the vanilla and sour cream. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. With the mixer on low, add the flour mixture to the batter until just combined. Finish stirring with a spatula to be sure the batter is completely mixed.
  3. For the streusel, place the brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, salt, and butter in a bowl and pinch together with your fingers until it forms a crumble. Mix in the walnuts, if desired.
  4. Spoon half the batter into the pan and spread it out with a knife. Sprinkle with 3/4 cup streusel. Spoon the rest of the batter in the pan, spread it out, and scatter the remaining streusel on top. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes, until a cake tester comes out clean.
  5. Let cool on a wire rack for at least 30 minutes. Carefully transfer the cake, streusel side up, onto a serving plate. Whisk the confectioners' sugar and maple syrup together, adding a few drops of water if necessary, to make the glaze runny. Drizzle as much as you like over the cake with a fork or spoon.

Nutrition:

Calories: 740kcal
Fat: 37g
Saturated fat: 18g
Cholesterol: 136mg
Sodium: 346mg
Potassium: 295mg
Carbohydrates: 92g
Fiber: 2g
Sugar: 56g
Protein: 10g
Vitamin A: 970%
Vitamin C: 0.5%
Calcium: 130%
Iron: 1.5%

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