Coffee cake, as opposed to the name suggests, has no coffee in it but rather is meant to be enjoyed with a good cup of coffee in your time of leisure. Because eating coffee cake can’t be rushed, making it is also quite indulging. Well, then let’s get to it already!
Ingredients:
For the Streusel:
- 1 ½ cup chopped pecans
- 1/3 cup white sugar
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 3 tbsp melted butter
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon powder
For the Cake:
- ½ cup softened butter
- 1 cup white granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon fine salt
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
Tips:
- Make slices of the cake and take it out the pan, don’t take the whole cake out the tray because it might mess up the layers.
- For best results and easy maneuvering of the ingredients use butter, eggs and sour cream at room temperature.
- Duration of baking may change with different ovens, so let the cake cook for 25 minutes straight and from then on check every 3 minutes so that the cake doesn’t burn.
Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degree F.
- Grease a 9×5 loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray or butter.
- To make streusel, mix chopped pecans with brown sugar and granulated sugar. Then, add melted butter and mix well. And in the end, add salt and cinnamon powder. Keep it aside.
- To make the cake batter, in a big glass bowl, add butter, sugar, eggs, sour cream and vanilla, then mix until the mixture becomes smooth.
- Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt into the bowl and mix until the mixture is smooth.
- Alternate the cake batter layer and streusel in the cake pan.
- Bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes, or until a skewer comes out clean.
- Let the cake cool completely before slicing and serving.
