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Sour Cream Coffee Cake Recipe

Recipes | August 19, 2020

I am so excited about sharing my mom’s beloved sour cream coffee cake with you.  We have enjoyed this baked treat for years, and I know you will love it too.

Sour Cream Coffee Cake

Coffee cake is one of my favorite foods for breakfast or brunch.  And, my mom’s sour cream coffee cake is the best there is! She has made this recipe for our family to enjoy for years now. Every time she bakes it, I get excited.  This recipe will be one I know you and your family will also enjoy for years to come. Let’s check it out!

Ingredients:

  • 2 and 1/2 sticks butter, softened
  • 2 and 1/2 c. sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 c. sour cream
  • 1 and 1/3 tsp. baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 2 tsp. vanilla
  • 2 and 2/3 c. all-purpose flour
  • cinnamon sugar
  • pecan pieces
Sliced coffee cake

Sliced Coffee Cake

 

Directions:

Preheat oven 350 degrees

Lightly spray tube pan with Baking Pam

Cream together butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating at medium speed until integrated. Mix in sour cream and vanilla.
Stir in baking soda, salt, and slowly add flour. Scrape bowl to ensure all ingredients are combined. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes.
Fill half of the tube pan with batter. Sprinkle w 3-4 Tbsp cinnamon sugar. Sprinkle with a handful of pecan pieces — as many as desired! Then, add the remaining batter to the pan and sprinkle with another layer of cinnamon sugar. More pecan pieces if you like.

Bake 55-58 minutes. Allow to cool 20-30 minutes, then invert onto a plate.

 

coffee cake slice

Doesn’t this coffee cake look so delicious? I hope you will give this recipe a go. Below I am including a free printable recipe card for your convenience as well. Enjoy!

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Yield: 12

Sour Cream Coffee Cake

Sour Cream Coffee Cake

This delicious coffee cake is perfect for breakfast or brunch.

Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Additional Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 50 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 and 1/2 sticks butter, softened
  • 2 and 1/2 c. sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 c. sour cream
  • 1 and 1/3 tsp. baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 2 tsp. vanilla
  • 2 and 2/3 c. all-purpose flour
  • cinnamon sugar
  • pecan pieces

Instructions

Preheat oven 350 degrees

Lightly spray tube pan with Baking Pam

Cream together butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating at medium speed until integrated. Mix in sour cream and vanilla.
Stir in baking soda, salt, and slowly add flour. Scrape bowl to ensure all ingredients are combined. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes.
Fill half of the tube pan with batter. Sprinkle w 3-4 Tbsp cinnamon sugar.
Sprinkle with a handful of pecan pieces — as many as desired!  Then, add the remaining batter to the pan and sprinkle with another layer of cinnamon sugar. More pecan pieces if you like.

Bake 55-58 minutes. Allow to cool 20-30 minutes, then invert onto a plate.
 

 

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