Directions
- 1Combine brown sugar, white sugar, cinnamon, melted butter, and a pinch of kosher salt in a large bowl. Whisk until everything is saturated and the mixture resembles a thick, gooey consistency.
- 2Add all-purpose flour to the mixture. If the butter is not too hot, use your hands to incorporate the flour without overmixing, ensuring a nice crumbly topping.
- 3Cream together softened butter and sugar in a mixer until light and fluffy. If the mixer breaks, continue in a large bowl.
- 4Whisk eggs and vanilla extract together in a separate container.
- 5Add the egg and vanilla mixture to the creamed butter and sugar. Mix until incorporated.
- 6Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt to the wet ingredients. Fold gently with a spatula to incorporate, bringing ingredients from the bottom to the top without overworking.
- 7Mix in sour cream or Greek yogurt, and milk without overworking the batter until smooth.
- 8Prepare baking pans by buttering them and lining them with crumpled parchment paper. Butter the parchment paper as well.
- 9Spread about half of the coffee cake batter into the prepared pans. The batter is thick and dense, but it will rise when baked.
- 10Sprinkle a good layer of the crumb topping over the batter. Gently press the crumb into the batter.
- 11Spread the remaining cake batter over the crumb layer, then top with more crumb. Press this final layer of crumb to ensure it sticks to the cake.
- 12Bake in a 350-degree Fahrenheit oven for 35 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- 13Let the coffee cake cool to room temperature before glazing with an icing.
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 all-purpose flour
- 0.5 cup butter, softened
- 0.75 cup 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 or Greek yogurt
- 2 tbsp milk
Equipment
large bowlwhiskmixerspatulabaking pansparchment papertoothpick
Tips
- Crumple your parchment paper first to line your pans easier.
- Press the crumb topping into the batter to ensure both layers stick together after baking.
- Use your hands to evenly spread the batter in the pan.
- Coffee cake should be more crumb than cake.
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