Sour Cream Coffee Cake That is Oh-So Sweet!

A few years ago I created Sister Kitch’n, a simple recipe blog for the ladies of my family.  My mom, sisters, aunts, cousins and grandmothers are all invited to post their favorite recipes, new or old.  The recipes vary – all meals and cuisines are welcome, and it doesn’t matter where a recipe originates as long as we think it is good enough to share.

Back in March my grandma shared her old-fashioned recipe for Sour Cream Coffee Cake.  It was one of her favorites 40 years ago, and she resurrected it for the blog. I’m so glad she did because now we all have it for years to come.  My grandma has many names – her given name is Flo, but half the grandkids call her Grandma while the other half refer to her as Nana.  Her great-grandchildren know her as Mana, thanks to a name Evie created.  She is a wonderful person no matter what name she’s going by at any given moment!

We had an old friend over for breakfast yesterday morning, so it was the perfect time for me to try my grandma’s recipe. The house smelled like cinnamon while it baked, and the finished product was warm and delicious.

Grandma/Nana/Mana/Flo’s Sour Cream Coffee Cake

 

3/4 cup chopped walnuts

3/4 cup sugar

1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon

3 cups flour

1 1/2 tsp. baking powder

1 1/2 tsp. baking soda

3/4 cup  butter, room temperature

1 1/4 cups sugar

3 eggs

1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract (I always use homemade vanilla extract)

1 1/2 cup sour cream

In a small bowl, combine walnuts, 3/4 cup sugar and cinnamon. Set aside.  In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda and baking powder.  Set aside.

Beat butter with sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla, beating well.   Add sour cream.  Beat well.  Add dry ingredients and stir until combined.

Grease 10 inch tube pan. Spread half of batter in pan.  Sprinkle with half of the nut mixture.  Spread the rest of batter, and sprinkle with rest of nut mixture.

Bake 50-60 minutes at 350 degrees until cake pulls away from side of pan.  Cool completely before removing from pan.  Dust with powdered sugar, if you like.

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3 Comments for this entry

  1. Jackie says:

    I can’t have dairy, is there any substitute for the sour cream?

    Thanks,
    Jackie A.

    • Maureen says:

      You might want to try soy yogurt – I’ve used yogurt in place of sour cream in other recipes and it always seems to turn out ok. Let me know how it goes!

  2. vickie says:

    I would like to try this hope I have time this weekend. I love coffee cake.

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