This single layer Sour Cream Coffee Cake is the perfect excuse to have cake for breakfast. The cinnamon-sugar flavor combination is a tasty way to start your day.

Easy Sour Cream Coffee Cake Recipe

What is it about coffee cake? Just the name makes my heart sing. I particularly love a single layer cake as it tends to leave little behind as leftovers to temp my sweet tooth. Cakes like my blueberry crumble coffee cake and raspberry cream cheese coffee cake are two examples. When baking for a larger gathering, a larger tube pan version that yields more slices is my glazed cinnamon streusel coffee cake. Regardless, they’re a crowd favorite and usually disappear quickly. How to make a sour Cream Coffee Cake: (Scroll down for full printable recipe.)

Dry Ingredients – In a medium-size mixing bowl, use a whisk to sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
Creamed Ingredients – Using an electric mixer, cream together butter and sugar with vanilla. Beat for 2 minutes until creamy and combined. Add eggs one at a time beating well after each addition.
Combine – Lower speed of the mixer, adding the sifted dry ingredients alternately with the sour cream beginning and ending with flour. Beat just until fully combined, don not over beat.
Streusel Topping – In a separate bowl toss together brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg and pecans. Toss with melted butter.
Assemble for Baking – Spread one half of the batter into the prepared pan. Sprinkle 1/2 topping over batter. Pour remaining batter on top, sprinkling the top of the cake with reserved streusel topping.
Bake – Bake in a preheated 350°F per the recipe until a toothpick inserted into the center shows moist crumbs.
Cool completely before cutting into wedges for serving.

How to Make the Best Sour Cream Coffee Cake Recipe

This scratch made coffee cake is one that people will always gravitate to for a sweet companion for a cup of coffee or hot tea.

Ingredients you’ll need to make Homemade Sour Cream Coffee Cake recipe: All purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, butter, large eggs, vanilla extract and sour cream.
To make the topping you’ll need: Brown sugar, all purpose flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, chopped pecans or walnuts and melted butter.
Sour cream is in the title. In a pinch, Greek yogurt can be used in the same amount. Full fat, please.
The streusel for this crumb cake isn’t terribly wet. It’s only lightly moistened with butter.
This cake can be baked in a square 9 x 9 inch pan or any similar size pan or oven safe skillet, as well.
Walnuts or pecans will work well in this cake.
I serve this cake with a simple dusting of powdered sugar. It can be glazed, if you like.
To make an optional glaze: Start with around 1/2 cup powdered sugar mixed with 2 tablespoon heavy cream and a splash of vanilla. Continue to add until it reaches drizzle consistency.

More Southern Style Cake Recipes to Make

Coffee cake can be served any time of day but is especially good for breakfast, brunch or a mid morning snack. More cake recipes you may like to try:

I also have a single layer Cinnamon Pecan Coffee Cake recipe where the batter is embellished with fresh orange zest.
This stunning Banana Pudding Layer Cake will turn any occasion into something special.
Classic Southern Hummingbird Cake.
German Chocolate Layer Cake with that coconut pecan frosting that makes it irresistible.
Lemon Sour Cream Pound Cake can be enjoyed any time of day.
You may also enjoy this Coffee Lover’s Coffee Cake recipe from Taste of Home.

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