Easy Sour Cream Coffee Cake Recipe

Sour Cream Coffee Cake Recipes

Hosted on this website, this recipe collection focuses on variations of sour cream coffee cake—a moist, cinnamon-swirled treat that’s perfect for brunch, holidays, or a cozy afternoon snack. The page presents three straightforward recipes, each with simple ingredients and instructions, emphasizing ease and homemade charm. Whether you’re a novice baker or a seasoned pro, these recipes evoke nostalgic family kitchens with their no-fuss approach.

The first recipe, titled “Easy Sour Cream Coffee Cake,” keeps things basic and beginner-friendly. It calls for staples like butter, sugar, eggs, sour cream, flour, baking powder, and vanilla, yielding a 9x12-inch pan that serves 12. The topping—a mix of sugar, cinnamon, and broken nuts—gets swirled into the batter for that signature marbled effect. Baked at 350°F for 35-40 minutes, it’s quick to whip up and promises a tender crumb thanks to the sour cream’s richness.

The second variation introduces a twist with melted margarine alongside butter, plus a dash of salt for balance. The batter is stiffer, ideal for a bundt pan, and incorporates a nut mixture (chopped nuts, cinnamon, and sugar) layered in for extra crunch. Starting in a cold oven and baking at 350°F for 55 minutes, this version adds a subtle depth of flavor while maintaining the cake’s signature moistness.

The third recipe elevates the indulgence with more detailed steps and a glaze-like finish. Using all-purpose flour, butter or margarine, sugar, eggs, sour cream, and nuts, it features a brown sugar-cinnamon topping for deeper caramel notes. Baked in a 10-inch tube pan at 325°F for 60-70 minutes, it includes a vanilla-water drizzle before baking and a dusting of confectioners’ sugar after cooling. Serving 8-10, this one feels a bit more gourmet, perfect for special occasions.

What makes this page stand out is its simplicity and just pure recipe goodness. It’s a reminder that great baking doesn’t require complexity.

Sour Cream Coffee Cake Recipe

Instructions for Sour Cream Coffee Cake Recipe

   Cream together butter and sugar. Add eggs, soda, sour cream, flour, baking powder and vanilla. Put 1/2 of batter into greased 9 by 12 inch pan. Add 1/2 topping and marbilize with knife. Add rest of batter and topping. Bake 35 to 40 minutes. Serve 12.

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Instructions for Sour Cream Coffee Cake Recipe

   Blend margarine, sugar, eggs until creamy. Beat in sour cream. Add flour, soda, baking powder, vanilla. Mix by hand. Batter will be stiff. Put half of the batter in a bundt pan, cover with nut mixture (save some for top). Put in other batter and sprinkle rest of the nut mixture. Put in cold oven and bake 55 minutes. Nut mixture: 3/4 cup chopped nuts, 1 teaspoon cinnamon and 2 tbsp sugar.

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Instructions for Sour Cream Coffee Cake Recipe

   Heat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit. Sift flour, baking powder, soda, and salt together into a medium sized bow. Grease a 10 inch tube pan. In a bowl of an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar at moderate speed till it's light and fluffy. Mix in the 1 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Blend in sour cream. Gradually add sifted dry ingredients to cream mixture and beat until well blended. Spoon 1/3 of batter into pan. Mixed together nuts, cinnamon and brown sugar, sprinkle 1/3 over batter. Spoon and 1/2 of remaining batter and 1/2 of remaining nut mixture. Repeat with remaining batter and nuts mixture. Mixed together the two tablespoons vanilla and water and spoon over batter. Bake 60-70 minutes or until top springs back when lightly touched with fingers. Remove cake from oven and set pan to cool on a wire cake rack for 10 minutes. Remove cake from pan to serving plate. Dust with confectioners sugar. Serves 8 to 10.