Description
Moist, crumb-topped coffee cake made with sour cream, cinnamon, and a buttery streusel. Perfect for brunch or cozy mornings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cinnamon or nutmeg
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup milk (or ¾ cup sour cream or yogurt)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup melted butter or ⅓ cup oil
- ½ cup flour (for streusel)
- ½ cup sugar (for streusel)
- 1 tsp cinnamon (for streusel)
- 4 tbsp cold butter (for streusel)
Optional Add-Ins:
- Blueberries
- Cream cheese
- Apples, peaches, or raspberries
- Nuts like pecans, walnuts, or almonds
Instructions
- Preheat oven: Preheat to 175°C (350°F) and grease a 9×13 inch or bundt pan.
- Mix dry ingredients: In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and spice.
- Combine wet ingredients: In another bowl, mix eggs, milk (or sour cream/yogurt), vanilla, and melted butter or oil.
- Combine mixtures: Gently stir wet into dry ingredients until just combined. Do not overmix.
- Prepare pan: Pour batter into the prepared pan and spread evenly.
- Make streusel: Mix flour, sugar, and cinnamon. Cut in cold butter until crumbly.
- Add topping: Sprinkle streusel evenly over the batter.
- Bake: Bake for 35–45 minutes, until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Cool and serve: Let cool slightly before slicing. Serve warm.
Notes
- Use almond or coconut flour for gluten-free versions.
- For extra moisture, use full-fat sour cream or yogurt.
- Freeze individual slices wrapped in parchment and foil for up to 2 months.
- Nutrition is estimated based on average ingredient values.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 22g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 45mg
Keywords: coffee cake