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Recipes
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Sour Cream Coffee Cake
Crumb Topping
1 1/2 cups (355 ml) all-purpose flour
1 1/2 sticks (3/4 cup [177 ml]) unsalted butter, softened
1/3 cup (79 ml) packed light brown sugar
1/3 cup (79 ml) sugar
1 1/4 teaspoons (6.2 ml) ground cinnamon
1 cup (237 ml) pecans, chopped
Cake
1 1/2 sticks (3/4 cup [177 ml]) unsalted butter, softened
1 1/4 cups (296 ml) sugar
1 tablespoon (15 ml) baking powder
3/4 teaspoon (3.7 ml) baking soda
3/4 teaspoon (3.7 ml) salt
4 large eggs
1 tablespoon (15 ml) vanilla
1 1/2 cups (355 ml) sour cream
2 1/4 cups (532 ml) all-purpose flour
Streusel
1/3 cups (79 ml) all-purpose flour
1/2 cup (118 ml) packed light brown sugar, divided
3/4 teaspoon (3.7 ml) ground cinnamon
3 tablespoons (44 ml) cold butter
Crumb Topping: In a small bowl, combine flour, butter,
brown sugar, granulated sugar and cinnamon; mix with
fork until large crumbs are formed. Add pecans and mix
to incorporate.
Streusel: In another small bowl, combine flour, brown sugar,
cinnamon and butter. Mix with fork until large crumbs are
formed.
Cake: Lower oven rack to lowest position. Preheat oven
350°F (180°C). Grease 10-inch (26-cm) bundt pan with butter.
Using the flat beater, cream butter on medium speed until
smooth. Add sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
Beat on medium speed for 3 minutes. With mixer on low
speed, add in eggs, one at a time, until well blended. Mix in
vanilla and sour cream. Gradually add flour. Continue to mix
until well blended.
Spread about 2 cups (473 ml) of batter into the bottom of
prepared pan. Sprinkle evenly with half of streusel mixture.
Repeat. Spread remaining batter over and top with crumb
topping.
Bake 50 to 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the
center of the cake comes out clean. Cool on wire rack 30
minutes. Invert cake onto plate and then flip on wire rack with
topping side up. Cool completely.
Makes one cake.
