Sour Cream Coffee Cake

I‘m a little candied out. I had originally planned to feature yummy candy recipes until Christmas, but my sweet tooth requested a time out. It needed a break; otherwise come Christmas, I’ll be looking mournfully at all the delicious holiday treats and rubbing an upset stomach. Not on my watch, baby!

So I picked a recipe that works for the holidays and year-round. Some of you may have overnight guests during the holidays and need something delicious but simple to make for breakfast. I have the perfect solution for you. This coffee cake takes just a few minutes to prepare and tastes so good.

Sometimes coffee cakes can be a bit dry but not this one. It’s tender and flavorful and smells heavenly while it’s baking. You can round out your breakfast buffet with scrambled eggs and bacon. Or a variety of yogurts and seasonal fruit will do the trick too.

Recipe source: Gimme Some Oven

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter, room temperature
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups sour cream
1 tsp vanilla extract

Topping Ingredients:

1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9X13 baking pan.
Cream together butter and sugar.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Add in the vanilla and sour cream, mix gently until just combined.
In another bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
Add the butter mixture to the dry ingredients. Mix carefully until just combined.
Mix together topping ingredients in a separate bowl: cinnamon, sugar and brown sugar.
Pour half the batter into your baking dish. Top with half the topping mixture. Repeat.
Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Special Notes:

You can add 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans to your topping mixture.
The batter is quite thick. Ali recommends when you add the second layer of batter to do it in small spoonfuls to make it easier to spread out. I can attest that doing so makes it a lot easier. 😀

Enjoy!