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Sour Cream Coffee Cake Recipe

By Lynette on March 7, 2019 · 2 Comments

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easy sour cream coffee cake recipe old fashioned
easy sour cream coffee cake recipe old fashioned

Easy sour cream coffee cake made with an old fashioned recipe from my grandma.  This moist, fluffy coffee cake is topped with a buttery brown sugar crust and built on a caramelized sugar base.  The perfect pairing to a hot cup of coffee.

sour cream coffee cake on plate with fork

I thought it was time that I made some of the recipes that hang on the wall of my kitchen.  I chose the specific recipes that hang there because they reminded me of my grandmas.  But this coffee cake recipe stood out as a favorite because of the type written ingredients, paired with the handwritten notes.  Add to the fact that the old fashioned recipe card is discolored, I knew it was well loved and liked.

After making this sour cream coffee cake, my mom and dad were taken back to the many times my grandma made it for them.  I could not believe how easy this recipe was and it will most definitely be made again in our home.  My kids inhaled it, making it the perfect sweet treat for breakfast alongside a breakfast casserole.

old fashioned coffee cake recipe card

Does Coffee Cake Have Coffee In It?

No coffee in this coffee cake.  However, coffee cake is the perfect pairing with a hot cup of coffee which gives it it’s name.  Sweet, moist and delicious, I love it with a hot cup of joe.

How to Make Sour Cream Coffee Cake

easy coffee cake recipe ingredients in bowl

Step 1: Combine sugar, eggs, softened butter, vanilla, and sour cream.

Step 2:  In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt and baking powder.

half of batter in pan for best coffee cake recipe

Step 3: Combine the wet ingredients with the dry ingredients and spread half in an 8×12 baking pan.  An 8×8 square pan will work as well just adjust the baking time.

Step 4:  In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar and flour.  Sprinkle half of the mixture onto the batter in the baking pan.

sour cream coffee cake batter and topping in baking pan

Step 5: Add the remaining batter to the baking pan.

brown sugar topping on easy coffee cake

Step 6: Cut in butter to the remaining brown sugar topping mixture.  Spread the buttered sugar over the top of the batter to make your topping.

Step 7: Bake in a 375˚ F oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.

sour cream coffee cake in baking pan

I love warm coffee cake with a cup of coffee, and this recipe did not disappoint. The canyons in the topping are made from the butter.  It creates caverns of melted butter and sugar!  Better yet is that the middle layer of brown sugar falls to the bottom and caramelizes complementing the soft buttery cake.

While this coffee cake is easy to make it’s not dense like a pound cake, but has that fluffy soft texture that I love in the morning.  I hope you enjoy this sour cream coffee cake as much as our family did!

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Sour Cream Coffee Cake

  • Author: Lynette
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 30 minutes
  • Total Time: 45 minutes
  • Yield: 8 1x
  • Category: Breakfast
  • Method: Oven
  • Cuisine: American
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Description

Easy sour cream coffee cake recipe with a brown sugar crust and caramelized sugar base.  A moist and delicious pairing with a hot cup of coffee.


Ingredients

Scale
  • 1 Cup white sugar
  • 2 Tablespoons butter, softened
  • 2 large egg
  • 1 Cup sour cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 Cups flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt

Middle & Topping

  • ¾ Cup brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon flour
  • 2 Tablespoons butter, softened

Instructions

  1.  Combine white sugar and butter.  Add egg and sour cream and mix well.
  2. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.  Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients until combined.  Add half of the batter to a 8×12 baking pan.
  3. In a small bowl, combine brown sugar and flour.  Sprinkle half onto the batter in the baking pan.
  4. Add the remaining batter to the baking pan.
  5. Add butter to the remaining brown sugar mixture and sprinkle on top.
  6. Bake at 375˚ F for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.

Notes

If you don’t have an 8×12 baking pan you can use a square 8×8 baking pan.  Adjust your baking time to make sure the cake bakes through.

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About Lynette

Lynette is the home cook, recipe tester and photographer for Cleverly Simple which she created in 2010.  Most of her recipes come from the treasured recipe box passed down from her great-grandma, grandmother, and mother.

Lynette’s recipes and projects have been featured in Country Living, Good Housekeeping, House Beautiful and others.

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  1. Layla

    November 03, 2019 at 9:53 am

    Hi could this be made ahead then baked the next morning?

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    • Lynette

      November 03, 2019 at 10:59 am

      I would not recommend making it and then baking the next morning. The baking soda and baking powder will start to absorb the moisture and will not give the coffee cake it’s needed rise the next day. If you need to make it ahead, I would recommend baking it the night before.

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