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Sour Cream Coffee Cake on a wire cooling rack

Sour Cream Coffee Cake

5 from 2 votes
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Yield 1 Loaf
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Ingredients

Streusel

  • 135 g Dark Brown Sugar
  • 95 g All-Purpose Flour
  • 10 g Cinnamon
  • 85 g Salted Butter, cold & cubed

Cake

  • 166 g All-Purpose Flour
  • 1 tsp Baking Powder
  • ¼ tsp Baking Soda
  • ¼ tsp Salt
  • 113 g Salted Butter, softened
  • 150 g White Sugar
  • 2 Large Eggs
  • 3 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 120 g Full-Fat Sour Cream
  • 2 tbsp Whole Milk

Instructions

Streusel

  • Combine brown sugar, all-purpose flour and cinnamon, gently whisk to incorporate
    135 g Dark Brown Sugar
    95 g All-Purpose Flour
    10 g Cinnamon
  • Add the cold cubed butter and use either a pastry cutter or your hands (I find my hands work best) and mix until you have the consistency of sand, pea sized butter chunks will also do.
    85 g Salted Butter
  • Cover and place the bowl in the fridge until needed.

Cake

  • Line a loaf pan with a strip of parchment paper and gently butter the uncovered sides of the dish.
  • Preheat oven to 350°.
  • Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
    166 g All-Purpose Flour
    1 tsp Baking Powder
    ¼ tsp Salt
    ¼ tsp Baking Soda
  • Using either stand mixer or a hand mixer, in a separate bowl, beat the butter and sugar until smooth and pale.
    113 g Salted Butter
    150 g White Sugar
  • Add the eggs and vanilla and beat to combine. Add the sour cream and beat to incorporate.
    2 Large Eggs
    3 tsp Vanilla Extract
    120 g Full-Fat Sour Cream
  • Combine the wet and dry ingredients and beat gently to mix. While mixing, add the whole milk to help ensure everything is incorporated.
    2 tbsp Whole Milk
  • Put half of the batter at the bottom of the loaf pan and cover with half of the streusel mixture.
  • Cover with the remaining batter, using an offset spatula to gently spread it to the edges, and top with the remaining streusel.
  • Bake for 40 minutes, or until cake has totally set. The toothpick technique may be a little deceiving as the streusel in the middle melts and may stick to the toothpick.
  • When done, remove and allow to cool completely on a cooling rack.