Coffee Cake
Tender sour cream cake with a cinnamon streusel ribbon and crumbly topping. Made for a slow morning and a hot cup.
Ingredients
Total time: 65 minutes
Streusel
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 6 tbsp cold unsalted butter, cubed
Cake
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- 1
Heat the oven to 350°F and grease a 9x9-inch pan.
- 2
Mix the streusel ingredients with your fingers until crumbly; set aside.
- 3
Whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together.
- 4
Cream the butter and sugar, then beat in the eggs, sour cream, and vanilla.
- 5
Fold in the dry ingredients just until smooth.
- 6
Spread half the batter in the pan, sprinkle with half the streusel, add the rest of the batter, and top with the remaining streusel.
- 7
Bake 40–48 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool before slicing.
Zoe's Tips
- Sour cream keeps the crumb exceptionally moist and tender.
- The middle streusel layer is the best part — don't skip it.
- Drizzle with a simple powdered-sugar glaze if you like.
Nutrition estimate
Approximate, per serving — a rough guide, not a lab measurement.
A note from Zoe:this recipe is newly developed from classic, trusted baking ratios — it hasn't been through rounds of reader testing yet. Bake with a baker's eye, and if you try it, I'd genuinely love your feedback so I can make it even better.
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