cinnamon swirl sour cream coffee cake
This is an old fashioned sour cream pound cake with a swirl of brown sugar, cinnamon and pecans inside and a sugar glaze drizzle on the top. Delicious!
prep time
1 Hr
cook time
50 Min
method
Bake
yield
12 serving(s)
Ingredients
- FOR THE CAKE
- 1 cup butter (2 sticks), softened
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 3 cups sifted all purpose flour
- 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/4 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- FOR THE DRIZZLE
- 1 cup powdered sugar (confectioners sugar)
- 4 teaspoons milk
- 1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
How To Make cinnamon swirl sour cream coffee cake
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Step 1Read entire recipe, then prep ingredients and gather all ingredients and utensils needed.
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Step 2Grease well and flour (or use a baker's cooking spray) a 12-cup bundt pan or 10-inch tube pan.
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Step 3For the batter: In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
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Step 4Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
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Step 5Add 1 teaspoon vanilla and blend well.
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Step 6In large bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda.
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Step 7Place oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
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Step 8Add 1/3 of the flour mixture to the creamed mixture and mix well.
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Step 9Add half of the sour cream and 1/2 of the milk and mix well.
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Step 10Add 1/2 of the remaining flour mixture and mix well (scrape down as needed.)
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Step 11Add remaining sour cream and milk and mix well.
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Step 12Add remaining flour and mix well.
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Step 13Pour 1/2 the batter into prepared pan.
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Step 14In a small bowl, mix together well, brown sugar, cinnamon and pecans.
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Step 15Sprinkle pecan mixture evenly over batter in pan.
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Step 16Spoon remaining batter into pan, smooth evenly.
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Step 17Insert a dinner knife (or small off-set spatula) into batter and draw through in an "S" motion, around the pan, to create a swirl of the cinnamon filling through the cake.
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Step 18Bake at 350 degrees F for 50 to 55 minutes, rotating once after 30 minutes. Cake is ready to remove from oven when a wooden toothpick inserted 1 inch from edge comes out clean.
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Step 19Remove from oven and allow to cool in pan for 10 minutes.
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Step 20Remove from pan, place on wire cooling rack and allow to cool completely.
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Step 21Place cooled cake on cake stand or plate and prepare drizzle.
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Step 22In a small bowl, mix together until smooth, 1 cup powdered sugar, 4 teaspoons milk and 1/4 teaspoon vanilla.
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Step 23Slowly spoon over cake and allow to drip down the side.
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Step 24Store loosely covered (with a cake dome or in a covered cake carrier, etc...)
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Category:
Other Breakfast
Category:
Cakes
Category:
Sweet Breads
Tag:
#For Kids
Tag:
#Heirloom
Diet:
Vegetarian
Diet:
Soy Free
Keyword:
#sour cream
Keyword:
#potluck
Keyword:
#Brunch
Keyword:
#drizzle
Keyword:
#old-fashioned
Keyword:
#snack
Method:
Bake
Culture:
American
Ingredient:
Flour
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