Sour Cream Coffee Cake

4.75 from 132 votes

Sour Cream Coffee Cake is a delicious buttery cake made with a flavorful cinnamon filling and topped with buttery and cinnamon crumb topping. Made from scratch to create a fluffy and moist cake perfect for breakfast or brunch.

Prep Time15

Cook Time45

Total Time1

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Keyword: breakfast, cake, cinnamon, cinnamon coffee cake, coffee, coffee cake, moist, sour cream, sour cream coffee cake

Servings: slices

Calories: 309kcal

Author: Dana

Equipment

Ingredients

For the Sour Cream Coffee Cake

1 cup butter unsalted, softened
1 ½ cup granulated sugar
⅓ cup brown sugar
3 eggs room temp
1 ½ teaspoon salt
3 teaspoon baking powder
2 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
¾ cup sour cream
1 ¼ cup milk
3 ¾ cup flour

Cinnamon Filling

1 teaspoon cocoa powder
1 cup brown sugar packed
2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup flour

Crumble Topping

6 tablespoon butter melted
1 cup brown sugar packed
¼ teaspoon salt
2 tablespoon cinnamon
1 cup flour

Drizzle Topping

4 tablespoon milk give or take
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup powdered sugar

Instructions

Coffee Cake Mix

Preheat oven to 350°F
Prepare baking pan by lightly greasing sides and bottom. Use parchment paper if you would like.
In a large bowl, cream together butter, brown sugar, and sugar.
Add in room temp eggs one at a time.
Mix in salt, baking powder, vanilla extract, and sour cream.
Stir in milk and add flour gradually.
After mixed, set aside.

Cinnamon Filling

In a medium bowl, combine brown sugar, cinnamon, and cocoa powder.
Stir well and mix in the 1 cup of flour. Make sure to blend well.

Crumble Topping

Melt 6 tablespoon of butter.
In a small bowl, mix together brown sugar, salt, cinnamon, and flour.
Mix well and add in melted butter. Mix well. Set aside.

Assembling the Coffee Cake

Pour half of the cake mix into the cake pan.
Pour the cinnamon filling evenly over top of the coffee cake mix. You can the back of a spoon to carefully spread the filling.
Pour the remaining amount of coffee cake mix over the filling.
Take the prepared crumble topping and sprinkle it over the coffee cake batter. Make sure to spread it evenly across the top.
Bake for about 40-45 minutes for an 11x15 pan and about 50-55 minutes for a 9x13 pan.
Check the center of the cake with a toothpick to check for doneness.
Remove cake from oven and let cool completely.
Make sure the cake is cool completely before adding the drizzle topping. If the cake is warm then the drizzle with melt into the cake.

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