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Sour Cream Coffee Cake

November 18, 2020 By Dana DeVolk Leave a Comment

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This Sour Cream Coffee Cake can be enjoyed at any time during the day, moist, cinnamony, and dripping with a luscious cream cheese glaze!

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Sour Cream Coffee Cake on cake stand glazed with piece missing

Sour cream coffee cake, not just for breakfast and no coffee required! Plus it’s made in a bundt pan so it could also be considered a bundt cake as well!

The secret to a perfectly moist coffee cake is the addition of a LOT of sour cream in the batter. It might sound a little strange but trust me on this.

It is super moist, with a beautiful cinnamon swirl through the middle of it. I also used both almond extract and vanilla extract in the batter to give it a fun twist.

This Sour Cream Coffee Cake is by far one of the BEST cakes I’ve ever tasted, and I’ve tasted a lot in my day!

Some of my other favorite bundt cake recipes include Chocolate Chocolate Chip Bundt Cake, Hummingbird Bundt Cake and Chocolate Chip Bundt Cake with Cookie Dough Glaze!

Why this recipe works:

  • With pantry staple ingredients this cake is easy to mix up.
  • This cinnamon swirl filling gives it an added layer of flavor.
  • You can make this in a 9″x13″ baking pan as well.

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If you would rather not hear my super helpful tips and tricks, FAQ, and my overall awesomeness and get straight to this delicious Sour Cream Coffee Cake – you can very easily scroll all the way to the bottom of this post for the full printable FREE recipe! Bon appetit.


 

Coffee Cake on cake stand garnished with cinnamon sticks

But, what really sets this cinnamon coffee cake over the top is the drippy cream cheese glaze.

Wowzas.

You could, of course, add a streusel or crumb topping onto this easy Coffee Cake Recipe, but I prefer a glazed coffee cake myself.

Is there coffee in a coffee cake?

When I was little I thought a coffee cake was literally just that… a cake made with coffee. And I was NOT about that at all. So the answer is no there doesn’t have to be coffee for it to be a coffee cake.

Not that I am grown, that actually sounds pretty delicious, LOL. I also thought you could only eat it for breakfast, wrong again!

Now that we are on the subject of weird things kids think… I also thought to wear fake eyelashes or fake nails, you first had to rip your existing lashes and nails, then somehow fasten the fake ones on. LOL, what a little weirdo!

Tools used to make a Sour Cream Coffee Cake:

  • Bundt cake pan
  • Stand mixer
  • Electric hand mixer
  • Spatula
  • Measuring cups
  • Bowls
  • Wire Rack
  • Cinnamon
  • Vanilla bean paste

Close up of glaze dripping down sides of bundt cake

How to make Sour Cream Coffee Cake:

Coffee Cake Batter:

  1. Preheat oven to 350° F. Generously grease a bundt pan, set aside. Whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Set aside.
  2. In the bowl of a stand mixer (or with a hand mixer and a large bowl), cream together the softened butter and sugar until smooth. Add the almond extract and vanilla extract, stir to combine. Mix in the eggs one at a time until incorporated.
  3. Alternating between the dry ingredients and the sour cream, add both to the mixer a little at a time until the batter is combined. Scrape the sides as needed.

For the cinnamon filling:

  1. Whisk the sugar and cinnamon together in a small bowl.

Cake Assembly:

  1. Pour 1/3 of the batter into the greased bundt cake pan and smooth the top. Sprinkle in half of the sugar filling. Smooth another 1/3 of the cake batter on top.
  2. Sprinkle the remaining cinnamon filling.
  3. Finish off with the rest of the cake batter and smooth the top. Bake for 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle of the cake comes out mostly clean, a few crumbs are okay, any wet batter needs longer.
  4. Place the bundt pan on a wire rack and let the cake cool for 20 minutes. Very carefully flip the cake out onto serving platter and let continue to cool completely.

Cream Cheese Glaze:

  1. While the cake is cooling completely make the glaze by whipping the cream cheese in a medium-sized bowl with a hand mixer until smooth.
  2. Add the powdered sugar and vanilla bean paste, mix until combined.
  3. Add the melted butter, and mix. Add in the milk one tablespoon at a time until it reaches the consistency you like, it should be thick but still pourable.
  4. Drizzle the cream cheese glaze on top of the cake and serve. It’s very good served slightly warm, or let it come down to room temperature, enjoy!

Slice of Sour Cream Coffee Cake on white plate with fork

I make my sour cream coffee cakes into a bundt, that is the say I have loved this cake and have always made it.

You can also make this in a baking dish, you will need to adjust the cooking time a little not much just check it after the 50 minute mark to see if a toothpick comes out clean.

How to store:

This Sour Cream Coffee Cake can be stored at room temperature in an airtight container or covered very tightly with plastic wrap or foil and should last up to 3 days.

Also, you can store in the refrigerator in an airtight container or again with plastic wrap and foil and it should be good for up to a week.

This can also be frozen! Follow the directions up to cooling the cake completely, make sure the cake is totally cooled down.

Wrap the cake a few times with freezer-safe plastic wrap and place into a large bag, or wrap generously in foil. Place the cake into the freezer, the cake will last in the freezer up to three months for the best quality.

To thaw the Sour Cream Coffee Cake, place the cake in the fridge overnight, or place on the countertop until no longer frozen. Once the cake is defrosted and at room temperature, glaze and serve.

Tips and Tricks:

  • You can make this is a 9″x13″ baking pan opposed to a bundt pan if you’d item, see my tips above.
  • You’re able to substitute vanilla bean paste for vanilla extract 1:1.
  • This recipe can be frozen, also see my tips above
  • Glaze this with whatever you like, our cream cheese glaze is just a simple favorite we use.
  • Make sure that this is fully cooled before glazing or it will melt off.
  • This is a great recipe to make ahead and freeze for guests or make a double batch where you will have one for company at a later date.

 

Close up of slice missing of Sour Cream Coffee Cake Pinterest Image

Do you want a fun and delicious Coffee Cake Recipe? Then you need to make up this Sour Cream Coffee Cake, you will be hooked!

If you like this recipe you might also like:

  • Chocolate Chip Muffins
  • Breakfast Enchiladas
  • Apple Cinnamon Twists

If you’ve tried this SOUR CREAM COFFEE CAKE let me know in the comments how it turned out! You can follow me over on PINTEREST, INSTAGRAM OR FACEBOOK to find some more of our mouthwatering recipes!
 

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Sour Cream Coffee Cake

This Sour Cream Coffee Cake can be enjoyed at any time during the day, moist, cinnamony, and dripping with a luscious cream cheese glaze!
Prep Time15 mins
Cook Time1 hr
Total Time1 hr 15 mins
Course: Breakfast, Dessert, sweet
Cuisine: American
Keyword: best coffee cake recipe, cinnamon coffe cake, easy coffee cake recipe, sourcream coffe cake
Servings: 16 servings
Calories: 413kcal
Author: Dana at ThisSillyGirlsKitchen.com

Ingredients

Coffee Cake Batter

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • pinch salt
  • 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 3/4 cup unsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks) softened
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 cups sour cream

For the cinnamon filling

  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar packed
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Cream Cheese Glaze

  • 8 ounces cream cheese softened
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
  • 6 tablespoons milk

Instructions

Coffee Cake Batter

  • Preheat oven to 350° F. Generously grease a bundt pan, set aside. Whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Set aside. In the bowl of a stand mixer (or with a hand mixer and a large bowl), cream together the softened butter and sugar until smooth. Add the almond extract and vanilla extract, stir to combine. Mix in the eggs one at a time until incorporated.
  • Alternating between the dry ingredients and the sour cream, add both to the mixer a little at a time until the batter is combined. Scrape the sides as needed.

For the cinnamon filling

  • Whisk the sugar and cinnamon together in a small bowl.

Cake Assembly

  • Pour 1/3 of the batter into the greased bundt cake pan and smooth the top. Sprinkle in half of the sugar filling. Smooth another 1/3 of the cake batter on top. Sprinkle the remaining cinnamon filling. Finish off with the rest of the cake batter and smooth the top. Bake for 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle of the cake comes out mostly clean, a few crumbs are okay, any wet batter needs longer.
  • Place the bundt pan on a wire rack and let the cake cool for 20 minutes. Very carefully flip the cake out onto serving platter and let continue to cool completely.

Cream Cheese Glaze

  • While the cake is cooling completely make the glaze by whipping the cream cheese in a medium-sized bowl with a hand mixer until smooth. Add the powdered sugar and vanilla bean paste, mix until combined. Add the melted butter, and mix. Add in the milk one tablespoon at a time until it reaches the consistency you like, it should be thick but still pourable. 
  • Drizzle the cream cheese glaze on top of the cake and serve. It's very good served slightly warm, or let it come down to room temperature, enjoy!

Notes

  1. You can make this is a 9"x13" baking pan opposed to a bundt pan if you'd item, see my tips above.
  2. You're able to substitute vanilla bean paste for vanilla extract 1:1.
  3. This recipe can be frozen, also see my tips above
  4. Glaze this with whatever you like, our cream cheese glaze is just a simple favorite we use.
  5. Make sure that this is fully cooled before glazing or it will melt off.
  6. This is a great recipe to make ahead and freeze for guests or make a double batch where you will have one for company at a later date.

Nutrition

Calories: 413kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 88mg | Sodium: 189mg | Potassium: 153mg | Sugar: 31g | Vitamin A: 735IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 86mg | Iron: 1.4mg
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