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Sour cream Coffee Cake by Ina Garten

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If you are looking for "the" coffee cake recipe, don't look further. This one is incredibly soft with hints of cinnamon. The perfect treat!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Bake Time 45 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 28

Ingredients
 

SOUR CREAM COFFEE CAKE BATTER

  • 2 cups (400 g) sugar (Original recipe calls for 3 cups | 600g)
  • 3 sticks (340 g) butter (Softened, At Room Temperature)
  • 6 eggs (At Room Temperature)
  • 3 tsp (15 g) vanilla bean paste
  • 2 1/2 cups (600 g) sour cream (At Room Temperature)
  • 4 1/2 cups (565 g) all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup (65 g) corn starch
  • 4 tsp (16 g) baking powder
  • 1 tsp (4 g) baking soda
  • 1 tsp (6 g) sea salt

CINNAMON PECAN STREUSEL

  • 1/2 cup (100 g) light brown sugar
  • 1 cup (125 g) all-purpose flour
  • 3 tsp (6 g) ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp (3 g) sea salt
  • 6 tbsp (85 g) butter (Very Cold, Grated)
  • 1 1/2 cups (150 g) pecans (Chopped)

Instructions
 

SOUR CREAM COFFEE CAKE

  • In the bowl of your stand mixer, cream the sugar and softened butter together with the paddle attachment on for about 5 minutes on the third lowest setting. Then, add one egg at a time, mixing for a minute in between. Combine the vanilla bean paste and sour cream.
  • In a separate mixing bowlwhisk the all-purpose flour, corn starch, baking powder, baking soda and sea salt. Gradually add it to your stand mixer preparation. Mix on low until it is all incorporated.

CINNAMON PECAN STREUSEL

  • Preheat oven to 350F/180C.
  • Reuse your mixing bowl, whisk the light brown sugar, all-purpose flour, ground cinnamon and sea salt. Grate your cold butter. Start stirring with your spatula and finish with your hands until you have a crumble. Fold the chopped pecans.
  • Pour half of your batter into your Flexipat®. Evenly spread with your spatula. Then, pour 3/4 of your streusel on top and finish with the remaining of your batter and streusel.

BAKE!

  • Bake for 45 minutes at 350F/180C. (Every oven heats differently, monitor your cake from 40min). It is ready when the toothpick inserted comes out clean.
  • Once your Coffee Cake is out of the oven, let it cool down for about 20min. Then, slice and enjoy. Bon Appétit!

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Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Sour cream Coffee Cake by Ina Garten
Amount Per Serving
Calories 369 Calories from Fat 189
% Daily Value*
Fat 21g32%
Saturated Fat 11g69%
Trans Fat 1g
Polyunsaturated Fat 2g
Monounsaturated Fat 7g
Cholesterol 78mg26%
Sodium 364mg16%
Potassium 100mg3%
Carbohydrates 41g14%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 19g21%
Protein 5g10%
Vitamin A 560IU11%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Calcium 78mg8%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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