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A slice of coffee cake on a speckled plate with a few pecans.

Cinnamon Sour Cream Coffee Cake

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  • Author: Pate Giltner
  • Prep Time: 30 minutes
  • Cook Time: 40 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
  • Yield: 1 9x9 cake 1x
  • Category: Coffee Cake
  • Method: Baked
  • Cuisine: American

Description

This soft and spongey cinnamon sour cream coffee cake is full of cinnamon flavor and is layered with a cinnamon pecan streusel


Ingredients

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Cake

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs, lightly beaten
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Cinnamon Pecan Streusel

  • 2/3 cup light brown sugar
  • 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 6 Tablespoons (85g) unsalted butter, cold cubes
  • 1 cup chopped pecans

Instructions

  • 1. Heat oven to 350 degrees.
  • 2. Butter and line a 9x9 pan with parchment paper.
  • 3. Beat butter and sugar in a large bowl of an electric mixer until fluffy.
  • 4. Beat in eggs and vanilla.
  • 5. Sift flour, cinnamon, baking powder and baking soda.
  • 6. Alternatively, add sour cream and flour mixture to the batter. 
  • 7. Create the streusel by cutting the butter into the sugar, flour, cinnamon, and pecans.
  • 8. Put half of the cake batter into the prepared pan.
  • 9. Top with half of the nut mixture.
  • 10. Top with remaining batter.
  • 11. Top with the remaining nut mixture.
  • 12. Bake until pick inserted in the middle comes out clean, 30-40min.

Notes

Spoon and level the flour

*This recipe was created using diamond salt

Using a hit fat butter like Kerrygold produces a moister and superior crumb.

Buttering or greasing the pan before adding the parchment helps it stay in place while adding the cake batter.