Sour Cream Coffee Cake

Sour Cream Coffee Cake

Updated January 22, 2026

Tender cake with cinnamon-sugar swirl and crumb topping. Goes with coffee.

Cook time
1 hr 20 min
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Ingredients

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  • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • ½ cup softened butter
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 2 whole eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • ¾ cup brown sugar for streusel
  • 2 tbsp cinnamon
  • 4 tbsp cold butter for streusel
  • ½ cup flour for streusel
  • ½ cup chopped pecans

Instructions

Make the streusel
Mix brown sugar, cinnamon, flour. Cut in cold butter until crumbly. Add pecans.
Ingredients
  • brown sugar (¾ cup)
  • cinnamon (2 tbsp)
  • butter (4 tbsp)
  • pecans (½ cup)
  • flour for streusel (½ cup)
Make the batter
Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, vanilla, sour cream. Mix in flour, baking powder, soda.
Ingredients
  • butter (½ cup)
  • sugar (1 cup)
  • sour cream (1 cup)
  • flour (2 ½ cups)
  • eggs (2 whole)
  • vanilla (1 tsp)
  • baking powder (1 tsp)
  • baking soda (1 tsp)
Assemble and bake
Spread half the batter in greased pan. Sprinkle half the streusel. Add remaining batter, top with remaining streusel. Bake at 350°F 45-55 minutes.
Equipment
  • 9x13 pan or bundt

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