Jean’s Sour Cream Coffee Cake

Contributed byKay Jones
Slice of sour cream coffee cake with crumb topping on a white plate with a fork.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 pound butter or margarine
  • 1 1/2 cup granulated sugar (divided)
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 2 1/2 cup all-purpose flour (sifted)
  • 2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon soda
  • pinch salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (or 1 tsp. lemon extract)
  • 1 cup ground nuts (pecans)
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Yield: 24 Servings
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes

Instructions

Streusel Recipe: Cream 1 cup sugar and butter thoroughly. Add one egg at a time and beat well after each addition. Add sour cream gradually. Sift flour with baking powder, soda and salt. Add extract flavoring. Using 2 (8-inch) cake pans or 1 (13 x 10 x 2-inch) greased pan, spread batter to 1 inch thick on bottom (not too much). Sprinkle liberally with 1/2 streusel topping. Put rest of batter over top of streusel. Dab rest of batter over top of streusel layer. Use back of spoon. Sprinkle rest of streusel. Bake at 375° for 30 minutes. Watch. May bake at 350° for 40 minutes.

Streusel Topping: Mix together ground nuts, 1/2 cup sugar and cinnamon.

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