Sour Cream Coffee Cake

One question: Who wants cake for breakfast? Me, me, me! And I think you do too. My homemade sour cream coffee cake recipe is also the answer to a great start to a happy day. You’re welcome. 🙂

Each day, you wake up and stumble to the kitchen to make a fresh cup of coffee. But that coffee is lonely and could definitely use a tasty, scrumptious friend to perk you up this early in the morning. Sometimes I feel like treating myself to one of my blueberry muffins, and other times I love to pair my morning brew with a big slice of sour cream coffee cake.

It’s been a favorite since I was a child, wayyyy before I started needing caffeine to help me wake up in the morning. But since I’ve discovered the amazing combination of a steaming mug of coffee and this cake together, I’m tempted to become a morning person. Okay, maybe that’s pushing it. But knowing that this delightfully crumbly, moist, buttery, soft cake is waiting for me in the kitchen…well, let’s just say that makes climbing out of bed a little bit easier.

And who doesn’t love picking off the crumbly top of a coffee cake, savoring each and every yummy piece? My coffee cake recipe is not only deliciously satisfying, but I’ve also added a middle layer of brown sugar, cinnamon, and just a hint of cocoa powder for an extra special treat! Another bonus: You probably already have all the ingredients in your baking pantry, so if you get started now, you’re only an hour away from enjoying your own deliciously homemade sour cream coffee cake.

Sour Cream Coffee Cake Ingredients

Coffee Cake Batter

• 1 c butter, softened
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 c granulated sugar
• ½ c brown sugar, packed
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 3 large eggs
• 1-¼ c milk
• ¾ c sour cream
• 3-½ c flour, sifted
• Vegetable shortening (for greasing pan)

Filling

• ¾ c brown sugar, packed
• 1-½ teaspoon cinnamon
• 1-½ teaspoon cocoa powder
• ¼ c flour

Crumb Topping

• 6 tablespoon butter, melted
• ¼ c granulated sugar
• ¾ c brown sugar, packed
• 1-½ teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 c flour

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Using a KitchenAid stand mixer or a handheld electric mixer, blend together butter, salt, sugars, baking soda, baking powder, and vanilla extract. Next, with mixer turning, add eggs one at a time, making sure that each is blended into the batter before adding the next one.

In a separate bowl, using a spoon, mix together milk and sour cream. With mixer turning, alternate adding milk/sour cream mixture and flour to the batter.

Pour half the cake batter into a greased 9 x 13 baking dish and spread it out evenly.

In a small bowl, using a spoon, mix together brown sugar, cinnamon, flour, and cocoa powder. Sprinkle generously over the first layer of cake batter. This will make the middle filling layer.

Spread the rest of the cake batter over the top. Since the batter is thick and the middle cinnamon layer is a bit “slippery” and moves around, I will tell you that this part is a bit tricky. What I did was drop big dollops of batter here and there over the top and used a regular spoon to gently spread it out to cover the entire top.

Finally, in another bowl, mix together butter, sugars, cinnamon, and flour to make the crumb topping. Keep mixing it with a fork or spoon until crumbles form. Sprinkle over the top of the cake.

Bake the coffee cake for 45 to 50 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out mostly clean.

Enjoy coffee cake warm from the oven, with a steaming cup of coffee. Of course, this cake is delicious at any temperature, but there’s just something about warm cake fresh from the oven that makes it extra special. Share with your family, invite some neighbors over for breakfast, and when your friends ask for the coffee cake recipe, you’ll know where to tell them they can find it.  🙂

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