Moist coffee cake. Best recipe yet!

Recipe Rating:	4 Ratings5
Category:	Cakes
Keywords:	Cream, cinnamon, walnuts, coffee, cakes, sour, moist
Serves:	8-10
Prep Time:	10 Min
Cook Time:	1 Hr

Ingredients

1 1/2 stk	unsalted butter
1 1/2 c	sugar
4 lg	eggs
2 1/2 c	flour
1 1/4 c	sour cream
1 Tbsp	pure vanilla extract
2 tsp	baking powder
1/2 tsp	baking soda
1/2 tsp	salt
FOR THE STREUSEL
1/4 c	light brown sugar
1/2 c	all purpose flour
1 1/2 Tbsp	ground cinnamon
3 Tbsp	cold unsalted butter (cut into pieces)
1/4 tsp	salt
3/4 c	walnuts (chopped)

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Esther Gyan

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chandler, AZ (pop. 236,123)

afiadoma

Member Since Jul 2011

Esther's Notes:

I got this on the internet and tweaked it a little since I am always trying new recipes. It is really easy to follow and I must tell you, this is the best coffee cake I have ever made. I have no doubt you would love this and get a lot of compliments for it.

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan.

Cream the butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment for 4 to 5 minutes, until light. Add the eggs 1 at a time, then add the vanilla and sour cream. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. With the mixer on low, add the flour mixture to the batter until just combined. Finish stirring with a spatula to be sure the batter is completely mixed.

For the streusel, place the brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, salt, and butter in a bowl and pinch together with your fingers until it forms a crumble. Mix in the walnuts, if desired.

Spoon half the batter into the pan and spread it out with a knife. Sprinkle with 3/4 cup streusel. Spoon the rest of the batter in the pan, spread it out, and scatter the remaining streusel on top. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes, until a cake tester comes out clean.

Let cool on a wire rack for at least 30 minutes. Carefully transfer the cake, streusel side up, onto a serving plate. Whisk the confectioners' sugar and maple syrup together, adding a few drops of water if necessary, to make the glaze runny. Drizzle as much as you like over the cake with a fork or spoon.

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Mary Lawson marycountrychef

Mar 22, 2013

This sounds wonderful but, flour or the amount, isn't listed in the ingredients. Would love to try this recipe! Thanks

sherry monfils smonfils

Mar 22, 2013

Hmm, I think this is missing flour, lol. How much flour does it call for, because I'd love to make this!

Esther Gyan afiadoma

Mar 22, 2013

Oh dear, thats what happens when you are in a hurry. I just added the flour. 2 1/2 cups of flour. I edited it so it can be printed.

Vicki Boyd vicki678

Mar 23, 2013

It is delicious!

Anna Mae Kantor bluelady

Mar 24, 2013

Esther,
At the end of the directions you said to mix the confectioners sugar and maple syrup with a little water to make a glaze. How much of each?????Otherwise, this is a recipe I'm going to be making maybe tomorrow or Tuesday. Sounds just wonderful. I'll let you know how it turns out.
Thank you for sharing.

Anna Mae

Esther Gyan afiadoma

Mar 24, 2013

1/2 cup sugar and 2 tablespoons maple syrup.

Vicki Boyd vicki678

Mar 24, 2013

I figured out the amount of flour and I made it without the sugar and maple syrup, it was still very tasty.

Esther Gyan afiadoma

Mar 25, 2013

Vicki I'm not sure why its not corrected but I have submitted the correction. Glad you figured it out

Anna Mae Kantor bluelady

Mar 25, 2013

Esther sometimes it takes a little while longer than other times for the correction to show up. It probably will tho'. Once in awhile that happens to me too.
I think I will be making your coffee cake tomorrow. Have another cake to finish up first. I think I will be changing the nuts to chocolate chips tho' as my husband has dentures and has a hard time with nuts. LOL I'll let you know how it turn out.

Vicki Boyd vicki678

Mar 25, 2013

I looked at another coffee cake recipe I had and I just estimated the amounts I needed but, your coffee cake is so much better. Thanks again Esther

Esther Gyan afiadoma