Coffee Cake

40m
Serves 70
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Directions

  1. 1Add brown sugar, white sugar, and cinnamon to a large bowl for the crumble topping.
  2. 2Pour in melted butter and a pinch of kosher salt.
  3. 3Whisk until everything is saturated and the mixture looks like thick liquid.
  4. 4Add all-purpose flour to the mixture.
  5. 5Mix the flour into the crumble topping with your hands until incorporated and crumbly.
  6. 6Cream together softened butter and sugar in a mixer or a large bowl.
  7. 7Whisk eggs and vanilla extract together in a separate container.
  8. 8Add the egg and vanilla mixture to the creamed butter and sugar.
  9. 9Mix until everything is incorporated and smooth.
  10. 10Add sour cream to the batter.
  11. 11Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt to the batter.
  12. 12Fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients using a spatula, bringing the bottom to the top without overworking the batter.
  13. 13Once the batter is smooth, mix in milk.
  14. 14Butter your baking pans.
  15. 15Crumple parchment paper and line the pans, then butter the parchment paper.
  16. 16Spread about half of the coffee cake batter into the prepared pans.
  17. 17Sprinkle a good layer of the crumble topping over the batter and gently press it in.
  18. 18Add the remaining coffee cake batter over the crumb layer and spread evenly.
  19. 19Top with more crumble topping and press gently into the batter.
  20. 20Bake in a 350-degree Fahrenheit oven for 35 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
  21. 21Allow the coffee cake to cool to room temperature.

Ingredients

  • 1 lb brown sugar
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 2 tbsp cinnamon
  • 1 lb melted butter
  • 1 pinch kosher salt
  • 4.5 cups all-purpose flour
  • 0.5 cup butter
  • 0.75 cups sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1.33 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 0.25 tsp baking soda
  • 0.25 tsp salt
  • 0.5 cup sour cream
  • 2 tbsp milk

Equipment

large bowlwhiskmixerspatulapansparchment paperoven

Tips

  • Crumple parchment paper before lining pans for easier fitting.
  • Press the crumb topping into the batter to ensure layers stick together and to evenly spread the butter.
  • Coffee cake should have more crumb than cake.