Recipes - Bread & Baked Goods

Sour Cream Streusel Coffee Cake

1. Preheat the oven to 350° F
2. Mist an 8x8x2-inch square baking pan with nonstick cooking spray, and set it aside
3. Place the ingredients for the streusel in a small bowl, and stir them together. Set aside
4. Place all the we ingredients in a large mixing bowl, and stir them together until they are well blended
5. Place the dry ingredients in a medium mixing bowl, and stir them together
6. Gradually mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, sprinkling in about 1/3 of the dry ingredients at a time
7. Beat well after each addition, the batter will be very thick
8. Spread half of this batter evenly into the prepared pan.
9. Sprinkle half of the reserved streusel evenly over the batter.
10. Spread the remaining batter evenly over the streusel (the easiest way to do this is to place dollops of the batter on top of the streusel, and smooth it out carefully with a rubber spatula.
11. Then sprinkle the remaining half of the batter
12. Pat the streusel down very lightly
13. Bake the coffee cake for 30 minutes, or until a cake tester comes out clean
14. Place the cake on a wire rack to cool for at least 15 minutes.
15. Serve warm or at room temperature
16. Cover leftover cake tightly with plastic wrap, and store it for a day at room temperature or in the refrigerator for longer storage