Cinnamon Walnut Sour Cream Coffee Cake Recipe
Light and airy coffee cake made with sour cream. Loaded with cinnamon and chopped walnuts. Topped with a crunchy cinnamon walnut streusel and a drizzle of maple glaze.
Equipment
Ingredients
For the streusel topping:
- 1/2 cup Brown sugar packed
- 1/2 cup Granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup All-purpose flour
- 1 tsp Ground cinnamon
- 1/4 cup Chopped walnuts
- 1/2 cup Unsalted Butter softened
For the cake batter:
- 1 cup Granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup Unsalted butter melted
- 1 cup Whole milk
- 2 Whole eggs
- 1 cup Sour Cream full fat
- 1 tbsp Vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups All-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsps Baking powder
- 1/2 tsp Baking soda
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Ground cinnamon
- 1 cup Chopped walnuts
For the maple glaze (optional):
- 1/2 cup Powdered sugar
- 2 tbsp Heavy cream
- 1 tbsp Pure maple syrup
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Grease a 9" round baking pan with nonstick cooking spray, set aside.
- In a medium bowl, mix together the brown sugar, granulated sugar, flour, cinnamon, butter, and walnuts for the streusel topping, you want pea sized chunks of butter when done. Set aside.1/2 cup Brown sugar, 1/2 cup Granulated sugar, 3/4 cup All-purpose flour, 1 tsp Ground cinnamon, 1/4 cup Chopped walnuts , 1/2 cup Unsalted Butter
- In a large bowl, mix together sugar and melted butter until well combined. Mix in the milk, sour cream, vanilla extract, and eggs until blended.1 cup Granulated sugar, 1/2 cup Unsalted butter, 1 cup Whole milk, 2 Whole eggs, 1 cup Sour Cream, 1 tbsp Vanilla extract
- To the wet ingredients add in the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Mix until combined, the batter may have a few small lumps. Fold in the chopped walnuts.2 1/2 cups All-purpose flour, 1 1/2 tsps Baking powder, 1/2 tsp Baking soda, 1/2 tsp Salt, 1 tsp Ground cinnamon , 1 cup Chopped walnuts
- Spread the batter into the greased pan and sprinkle the streusel topping evenly over the top of the cake. Bake for 50-55 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow to cool slightly.
- For the glaze, combine powdered sugar, heavy cream, and maple syrup in a mixing bowl. Whisk to combine and drizzle over the coffee cake before slicing, the glaze is optional. Slice the cake and enjoy!1/2 cup Powdered sugar, 2 tbsp Heavy cream , 1 tbsp Pure maple syrup
Notes
*Cake can be baked in 9"x13" pan as well, reduce baking time to 45-50 minutes.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 458kcalCarbohydrates: 63gProtein: 6gFat: 21gSaturated Fat: 13gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 97mgSodium: 280mgPotassium: 117mgFiber: 1gSugar: 36gVitamin A: 680IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 100mgIron: 2mg