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Sweetreats is a way for me to share sweet recipes I have found and created. This blog shows you how to recreate them. With each recipe there is a picture I have taken. Hope you enjoy these fun and delicious recipes!

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Coffee Cake



Ingredients: 

Cake:

  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 cup butter softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 3/4 cup flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
Topping:

  • 1/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
  • 1/2 cup all purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3 tablespoons cole unsalted butter, cut into small pieces

Instructions: 

Cake:
Preheat oven 350º. Grease and flour an 8 by 8 pan.

Combine sour cream and baking soda in a bowl with an electric mixer, set aside (this will double in size). Cream butter and sugar. Add in the eggs and vanilla extract. Combine flour and baking powder in a separate bowl. Alternately add in the flour mixture and the sour cream mixture into the batter, ending with the flour mixture. 

Topping:
Place the brown sugar, all purpose flour, cinnamon, salt, and butter in a bowl and mash up with a fork until it forms a crumble. 

Assembly:
Pour half of the cake batter into the greased and floured pan, sprinkle half of the topping over the batter evenly. Cover with remaining batter and sprinkle with the left over topping mixture.

Bake for 30 to 40 minutes. 

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