Margarets Sour Cream Coffee Cake Recipes

SOUR CREAM COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan.
• Cream the butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment for 4 to 5 minutes, until light. Add the eggs 1 at a time, then add the vanilla and sour cream. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. With the mixer on low, add the flour mixture to the batter until just combined. Finish stirring with a spatula to be sure the batter is completely mixed.
• For the streusel, place the brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, salt, and butter in a bowl and pinch together with your fingers until it forms a crumble. Mix in the walnuts, if desired.
• Spoon half the batter into the pan and spread it out with a knife. Sprinkle with 3/4 cup streusel. Spoon the rest of the batter in the pan, spread it out, and scatter the remaining streusel on top. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes, until a cake tester comes out clean.
• Let cool on a wire rack for at least 30 minutes. Carefully transfer the cake, streusel side up, onto a serving plate. Whisk the confectioners' sugar and maple syrup together, adding a few drops of water if necessary, to make the glaze runny. Drizzle as much as you like over the cake with a fork or spoon.

MARGARET'S SOUR CREAM COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Combine 1/2 cup sugar and cinnamon and set aside.
• Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• Cream the butter, add sugar, eggs, vanilla and sour cream.
• Add the flour mixture to the creamed mixture and mix until combined, do not overmix. This batter will be thick.
• Spoon half the batter into a greased and floured 10" bundt pan. Sprinkle the sugar and cinnamon mixture on top and spoon the remaining batter on top.
• Bake at 375 for 35-45 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
• Cool 10 minutes and invert onto a plate. Cool for another 20 minutes and place the cake into a large plastic bag which really makes the cake moist.
• For variations:.
• - add walnuts or pecans with the sugar/cinnamon mixture.
• - spread chocolate chips in place of the sugar/cinnamon mixture as this tastes excellent.