Ina Gartens Sour Cream Coffee Cake Recipe For Beginners Is Comfort Food At Its Sweetest

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.

INA GARTEN'S SOUR-CREAM COFFEE CAKE RECIPE FOR BEGINNERS IS COMFORT FOOD AT ITS SWEETEST

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Grease and flour a 10-inch tube (bundt cake) pan.
• Using an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar in a large bowl for 4 to 5 minutes, or until light and fluffy.
• Beat in the eggs one at a time before adding in the vanilla and sour cream.
• In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• Mixing at a low setting, add the flour mixture to the batter until just combined. To make sure the batter is well mixed, fold the mixture gently with a spatula until any remaining clumps are gone.
• For the streusel, add the brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, salt, and butter into a large bowl. Pinch the ingredients together with your fingers until they form a loose crumble. Using a spatula, mix in the walnuts.
• Spoon half of the cake batter into the greased and floured pan and spread it out with a butter knife.
• Sprinkle the batter with 3/4 cups of the streusel.
• Spoon the rest of the batter over the streusel in the pan and spread it out with a butter knife. Scatter the remaining streusel on top.
• Bake for 45 to 55 minutes, until a toothpick comes out of the cake clean.
• Allow the cake to cool on a wire rack for 30 minutes before carefully transferring, streusel-side up, onto a serving plate.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the confectioner's sugar and maple syrup until thick and runny. If necessary, add a few drops of water to thin the glaze slightly. Drizzle the glaze over the finished coffee cake and enjoy!

CLASSIC SOUR CREAM COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Combine the flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt in a small bowl and mix to combine. Add the butter and mix thoroughly with your fingers or a fork until all of the butter has been evenly distributed and incorporated into the flour. Form into small to medium clumps with your fingers.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter an 8-inch square cake pan.
• Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a small bowl.
• Beat the butter and granulated sugar together in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the vanilla. Reduce the speed to low and add the flour mixture in 3 batches, alternating with the sour cream, beginning and ending with the flour, beating until just incorporated.
• Spoon the cake batter (it will be very thick) into the prepared pan and smooth with an offset spatula. Sprinkle on the crumb topping.
• Bake until the cake and topping are golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour. Let cool in the pan 20 minutes, then invert onto a plate and re-invert onto a rack to cool completely.

BLUEBERRY CRUMB CAKE

Steps:

• For the cake:
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour a 9-inch round baking pan.
• For the streusel:
• Combine the granulated sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a bowl. Stir in the melted butter and then the flour. Mix well and set aside.
• For the cake:
• Cream the butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment on high speed for 4 to 5 minutes, until light. Reduce the speed to low and add the eggs 1 at a time, then add the vanilla, lemon zest, and sour cream. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. With the mixer on low speed, add the flour mixture to the batter until just combined. Fold in the blueberries and stir with a spatula to be sure the batter is completely mixed.
• Spoon the batter into the prepared pan and spread it out with a knife. With your fingers,
• crumble the topping evenly over the batter. Bake for 40 to 50 minutes, until a cake tester comes out clean. Cool completely and serve sprinkled with confectioners' sugar.

BLUEBERRY COFFEE CAKE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Place 16 paper liners in muffin pans.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. With the mixer on low speed, add the eggs 1 at a time, then add the vanilla, sour cream, and milk. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. With the mixer on low speed add the flour mixture to the batter and beat until just mixed. Fold in the blueberries with a spatula and be sure the batter is completely mixed.
• Scoop the batter into the prepared muffin pans, filling each cup just over the top, and bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until the muffins are lightly browned on top and a cake tester comes out clean.

OLD-FASHIONED BANANA CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9 by 2-inch round cake pan.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix the bananas, granulated sugar, and brown sugar on low speed until combined. With the mixer still on low, add the oil, eggs, sour cream, vanilla, and orange zest. Mix until smooth.
• In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt. With the mixer on low, add the dry ingredients and mix just until combined. Stir in the chopped walnuts, if using. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 45 to 50 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 15 minutes, turn out onto a cooling rack, and cool completely.
• Spread the frosting thickly on the top of the cake and decorate with walnut halves, if using.
• Mix the cream cheese, butter, and vanilla in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment on low speed until just combined. Don't whip! Add the sugar and mix until smooth.

SOUR CREAM COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Cream butter with sugar in a large bowl& beat until light.
• Beat in eggs one at a time.
• Add vanilla.
• Sift together flour, baking powder& soda in a medium bowl.
• Add flour to butter mixture alternately with the sour cream in about 4 additions, beginning& ending with flour.
• Spoon half the batter into a buttered 8 inch baking dish.
• Combine brown sugar with nuts& cinnamon in a small bowl and sprinkle half on the batter.
• Top with remaining batter& sprinkle with rest of the brown sugar mixture.
• Bake in preheated 350F oven for 35- 40 minutes,or until the center springs back to the touch or a cake tester comes out clean.
• Let cool at least 10 minutes before serving.

SOUR CREAM COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Prepare the topping first and set aside.
• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Grease and flour tube or bundt pan (I just spray with Pam).
• Sift dry ingredients and set aside.
• Combine butter and sugar.
• Add eggs and vanilla.
• Beat well.
• Stir in dry ingredients.
• Fold in sour cream.
• Pour 1/2 batter in pan; top with 1/2 topping.
• Pour remaining batter in pan and top with rest of topping.
• Bake 45-50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in cake comes out clean.

BAREFOOT CONTESSA'S SOUR CREAM COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• 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 one 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.
• **Cook time does not include cooling the cake for 30 minutes on wire rack.