Classic Sour Cream Coffee Cake
Recipe from Betty Crocker

Savor a classic! A brown sugar, nut and spice filling is layered and baked in a rich sour cream coffee cake.


Classic Sour Cream Coffee Cake

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Servings: 16 servings
Prep Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins
Related Categories: Coffee Cake, Coffee Cake, Coffee Cakes
 
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Ingredients
Filling
  • 1/2  cup
    packed brown sugar
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  • 1/2  cup
    chopped pecans
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  • 1 1/2  teaspoons
    ground cinnamon
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Coffee Cake
  • 3  cups
    Gold Medal® all-purpose or whole wheat flour
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  • 1 1/2  teaspoons
    baking powder
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  • 1 1/2  teaspoons
    baking soda
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  • 3/4  teaspoon
    salt
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  • 1 1/2  cups
    granulated sugar
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  • 3/4  cup
    butter or margarine, softened
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  • 1 1/2  teaspoons
    vanilla
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  • 3 
    eggs
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  • 1 1/2  cups
    sour cream
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Light Brown Glaze
  • 1/4  cup
    butter
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  • 2  cups
    powdered sugar
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  • 1  teaspoon
    vanilla
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  • 1 to 2  tablespoons
    milk
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Directions
1.
Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease 12-cup fluted tube cake pan or 10-inch angel food (tube) cake pan.
2.
In small bowl, mix all Filling ingredients; set aside.
3.
In medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; set aside. In large bowl, beat granulated sugar, 3/4 cup butter, 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla and the eggs with electric mixer on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Beat in flour mixture alternately with sour cream on low speed.
4.
Spread 1/3 of the batter (about 2 cups) in pan; sprinkle with 1/3 of the Filling (about 6 tablespoons). Repeat twice.
5.
Bake about 1 hour or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack. Cool 10 minutes.
6.
Meanwhile, in 1 1/2-quart saucepan, heat 1/4 cup butter over medium heat until very light brown; remove from heat. Stir in powdered sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Stir in milk, 1 tablespoon at a time, until glaze is smooth and thin enough to drizzle. Drizzle cake with glaze.
Nutrition information
Calories 430 (Calories from Fat 170); Total Fat 19g (Saturated Fat 9g, Trans Fat 1g); Cholesterol 85mg; Sodium 370mg; Total Carbohydrate 60g (Dietary Fiber 1g, Sugars 41g); Protein 5g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 15%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 8%; Iron 8%. Exchanges: 1 1/2 Starch; 2 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 3 1/2 Fat. Carbohydrate Choices: 4. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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