This Quick Sour Cream Coffee Cake is super simple to make. It turns out moist, delicious and topped with a brown sugar cinnamon crumble.
This coffee cake will make your weekend morning more special. I am sure you will hear no complaints when you take this out of the oven and serve it for breakfast or brunch. It is a recipe that my family has loved eating for years.
The recipe is super simple to make. Even if you are a beginner baker, you will find this recipe simple to mix together and bake. I think you will be surprised to see the result. It is sure to turn out every time you make it.
Helpful Tips
- Make sure to preheat the oven before baking that coffee cake. It is best to turn on the oven when you start the recipe.
- Make sure that the baking powder and baking soda are fresh. If they are old the cake will not rise properly.
- Do not over-mix the batter. Over-mixing can cause the coffee cake to be tough and dense.
- The coffee cake can be stored on the counter in an airtight container for 3 to 4 days.
- This recipe freezes well.
Ingredients needed for making sour cream coffee cake
Coffee Cake
- Flour
- Sugar
- Baking Powder
- Baking Soda
- Salt
- Eggs
- Butter
- Sour Cream
- Vanilla
Crumble topping
- Brown Sugar
- Granulated Sugar
- Flour
- Cinnamon
- Butter
Steps for making quick sour cream coffee cake
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9 by 13-inch baking pan.
Steps one and two
Combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl. Combine the eggs, 1/2 cup melted butter, sour cream, and vanilla in another bowl.
Steps three, four, and five
Add the wet ingredient mixture to the flour. Mix until they are combined. Spread the batter into the prepared baking pan.
Steps six and seven
Combine the brown sugar, granulated sugar, flour, cinnamon, and butter for the crumble. Mix until well combined.
Steps eight and nine
Sprinkle the crumble over the top of the batter that has been spread in the baking dish. Bake in the preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes.
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Quick Sour Cream Coffee Cake
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 cups flour
- 1 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup butter melted
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Crumble-
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 3 tablespoons butter melted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9 by 13 baking pan.
- Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, and salt in a medium bowl.
- Combine the eggs, melted butter, sour cream, and vanilla in another bowl. Stir until they are well combined.
- Add the wet and dry ingredients and fold until they are combined.
- Spread in the prepared baking pan.
- For the crumble combine the brown sugar, sugar, flour, cinnamon, and butter in a small bowl.
- Use a pasty cutter or a fork to mix until they are well combined. Sprinkle over the top of the batter.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until a wooden toothpick comes out clean.
Notes
- Make sure to preheat the oven before placing the coffee cake in the oven. Turn the oven when you start the recipe
- Use melted butter for the batter. The melted butter will be easier to mix into the batter.
- Check the coffee cake for doneness with a wooden pick. When the pick is inserted into the center of the cake, and it comes out clean, or with a few moist crumbs, the cake is done.
- The coffee cake freezes well. Place the coffee cake in an airtight container for up to two to three months.
Nutrition
This recipe was originally published on February 12, 2016. It has been updated with new content and pictures on March 28, 2024.
Very interesting recipe. looks so moist and delicious!
I am going to learn loto of cakes from your place … Bookmarked… And for this post.. I don’t think I need to say “awesome” because picture itself explains the goodness of cake..highly impressed
Wow! I absolutely love this coffee cake! So gorgeous so delish!
Sour cream makes all cakes moist and light in texture, I love it in cakes, Your cake looks delicious 🙂
Perfect with a cup of tea in the morning and perhaps a smidgen in the afternoon as a pick me up. 🙂
Coffee cakes are high on my list of favorite baked goods! This one looks wonderful! I love that crumble topping! Wish I had a piece right now. 🙂
In your instructions you have baking soda and baking powder but in your baking ingredient list you have two baking soda items…..please advise….thank you!
Hi Brad, sorry about that and thank you for catching that. It should be 2 teaspoons baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon baking soda. I have updated the recipe to reflect this. I hope you give the recipe a try. If you do please let me know if you enjoyed it. Thank you again!!