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Sour Cream Crumb Cake

Sour Cream Crumb Cake is buttery and moist and topped with a delicious cinnamon crumb topping, every bite will melt in your mouth!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword coffee cake, crumb cake
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 8
Calories 741kcal
Author Wendie

Ingredients

Crumb topping

  • 1 1/4 cup all purpose flour
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 1/2 tablespoon cinnamon

The cake

  • 3/4 cup unsalted butter softened (12 tablespoons)
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 3/4 cup sour cream
  • 1 teaspoons vanilla
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • Powdered sugar to sprinkle on top

Instructions

  • Preheat over 350 degrees spray a 8x8 baking dish with cooking spray
  • In a medium bowl (or a food processor) combine the topping ingredients just until slightly clumpy and set-aside
  • In a large bowl and using a mixer cream butter and sugars together until combined, add eggs one at a time than milk, sour cream, and vanilla and mix just until combined.
  • In a small bowl mix the flour. baking powder and salt then add it to the wet ingredients. mix until just combined.
  • Pour half of the cake batter into the prepared baking pan. Gently spread half the crumb mixture over the cake layer pressing gently. Carefully spread the remaining cake batter over the crumb mixture followed by the rest of the crumb mixture.
  • Place cake in the center of the oven and bake for 40-45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
  • Let cool and sprinkle powdered sugar (confectioners sugar) on top if desired

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Notes

Use full-fat sour cream, you can also use Greek yogurt.
You can double this crumb cake and bake it in a 9x13 baking pan.
Spoon flour into your measuring cup then level off with the flat end of a knife.
To spread the top layer of batter without lifting it from the cinnamon sugar layer, Spray a rubber spatula with non stick cooking spray.

Nutrition

Serving: 1piece | Calories: 741kcal | Carbohydrates: 101g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 35g | Saturated Fat: 21g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 136mg | Sodium: 172mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 61g