classic sour cream coffee cake
Breakfast dreams are made of classic sour cream coffee cake! Golden, buttery, and so delicious, this coffee cake is piled high with buttery streusel topping and drizzled with vanilla glaze.
The Best Sour Cream Coffee Cake
Streusel – Made with melted butter, the brown sugar pecan streusel is simply irresistible! Half the streusel is layered with the cake batter to form a ribbon running throughout the coffee cake. The remaining streusel is sprinkled over the top of the cake batter and bakes up beautifully golden.
Cake – Sour cream, buttermilk, and two large eggs plus one egg yolk ensure a golden and tender crumb for this coffee cake. Full fat Greek yogurt can also be used as an equal swap for the sour cream. Pure vanilla extract adds rich flavor to the buttery cake!
Glaze – A drizzle of vanilla butter glaze makes the perfect finish to this classic brunch recipe.
Coffee Cake Success
Room Temperature Ingredients – Bring all of the cake ingredients (butter, eggs and yolk, sour cream, and buttermilk) to room temperature before beginning to ensure that they mix together uniformly.
Springform Pan – Use a 9-inch springform pan for this recipe. To prepare the pan, spread a thin layer of softened butter across the bottom and up the sides of the pan. Add a small amount of flour to the pan (about a tablespoon) and gently shake the pan to coat the bottom and up the sides evenly with flour. Invert the pan and tap out any excess flour.
Baking Time – Bake coffee cake for 65 minutes to 75 minutes, or until the top is golden and springs back to the touch, and a tester inserted in the center comes out with a few crumbs attached. To prevent cake from over-browning, tent with foil after 40 minutes of baking.
Cooling Time – Transfer coffee cake to a wire rack and let cool for 20 minutes before removing the sides from the pan. Cool for at least 1 hour before glazing and serving.
How to Store Coffee Cake – Store the baked coffee cake at room temperature for up to 2 days, or wrap well and refrigerate. Reheat coffee cake in a warm oven (300°F) before serving.
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Golden and buttery classic sour cream coffee cake topped with brown sugar pecan streusel and drizzled with vanilla glaze makes the best breakfast!
Ingredients
Streusel
- 1 1/4 cups flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 10 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted
- 1/2 cup pecans, finely chopped
Cake
- 2 cups flour
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 10 Tbsp unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs plus 1 egg yolk, at room temperature
- 1 1/4 cups sour cream, at room temperature
- 1/3 cup low-fat buttermilk, at room temperature
Glaze
- 1 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar, sifted
- 2 Tbsp milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and butter and flour a 9-inch springform pan.
- For the streusel, whisk together flour, sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt in a medium bowl. Add melted butter and mix in with a fork until completely incorporated and streusel is crumbly. Stir in pecans. Chill until ready to use.
- For the cake, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl. Beat butter, sugar, and vanilla in a large mixer bowl at medium speed until light and fluffy. Add eggs and yolk one at a time and beat well. Combine sour cream and buttermilk in a small bowl. Reduce speed to low and add flour mixture in three additions, alternating with sour cream mixture (begin and end with flour mixture).
- Spoon half the batter batter into prepared pan and smooth with an offset spatula. Sprinkle evenly with half of the chilled streusel. Spoon remaining batter evenly over streusel. Gently smooth and tap the pan sharply to reduce air bubbles. Sprinkle evenly with remaining chilled streusel.
- Bake for 40 minutes, then tent with foil to prevent over-browning. Continue baking another 25 to 35 minutes (for a total of 65 to 75 minutes) or until topping is golden, cake springs back to the touch and a tester emerges with a few crumbs attached.
- Transfer to a wire rack and let cool for 20 minutes before removing sides from pan; cool for at least 1 hour before serving.
- For the glaze, whisk together melted butter, salt, vanilla, powdered sugar, and milk in a small bowl. Drizzle glaze over coffee cake and let set before serving.
- Store baked coffee cake at room temperature for up to 2 days, or wrap well and refrigerate. Reheat coffee cake in a warm oven (300°F) before serving.
Notes
Full fat Greek yogurt can also be used as an equal swap for the sour cream.
Keywords: Sour Cream Coffee Cake, Coffee Cake, Streusel, Breakfast, Brunch
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3 comments
More yummy streusel!! My willpower is having major problems—I want to pull out my mixing bowls and measuring cups 🙂
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You should make this cake! really delicious and moist, perfect for breakfast or snack. No bad time to serve this! I will definitely be making this again.
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So glad you tried this coffee cake, Ellen! 🙂 Have a great weekend!