Directions
- 1Start by making the crumble topping: combine brown sugar, white sugar, cinnamon, melted butter, and a pinch of kosher salt.
- 2Mix until everything is saturated and the mixture looks crumbly.
- 3Add all-purpose flour and mix by hand until incorporated without overmixing, leaving a nice crumbly topping.
- 4For the cake batter, cream together softened butter and sugar.
- 5Give eggs and vanilla extract a head start by mixing them, then add to the creamed butter and sugar and incorporate.
- 6Once mixed, add sour cream.
- 7In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- 8Fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, bringing what's at the bottom of the bowl to the top without overworking.
- 9Once the batter is pretty smooth, mix in milk without overworking the batter.
- 10To prep the pans, butter them, then line with crumpled parchment paper and butter the parchment.
- 11Pour about half of the cake batter into the prepared pans and spread it out evenly.
- 12Add a good layer of the crumb topping and press it into the batter.
- 13Add the rest of the cake batter, then more crumb topping.
- 14Press the crumb topping one last time to ensure it sticks to the cake during eating.
- 15Bake the coffee cake in a 350-degree oven for about 35 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- 16Let the coffee cake cool to room temperature before serving.
Ingredients
- 1 lb brown sugar
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 lb butter, melted
- 2 tbsp ground cinnamon
- 1 pinch kosher salt
- 1.5 tsp vanilla extract
- 4.5 cups AP flour
- 0.5 cup butter, softened
- 0.75 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1.33 cup AP flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 0.25 tsp baking soda
- 0.25 tsp salt
- 0.5 cup sour cream or Greek yogurt
- 2 tbsp milk
Equipment
large bowlmixer (optional)baking pansparchment paper
Tips
- Crumple parchment paper first for easier pan lining.
- Press the crumb topping into the batter to ensure layers stick together.
- Use your hands to evenly spread thick batter.
- Coffee cake should have more crumb than cake.
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