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Coffee Cake Without Sour Cream

Learn how to make a delicious coffee cake without sour cream! Easy recipe with simple ingredients for a perfect treat anytime.
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Prep Time:30 minutes
Cook Time:45 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cake, coffee
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 791kcal
Author: Claudia Genschow

Equipment

  • Stand or Hand mixer
  • Paddle attachment (if you have one)
  • 8x8 square  metal or ceramic baking pan. If you do not have one try using a round 9-inch baking pan. Do not use a 9x13 rectangular pan as it is too big and it won't work.

Ingredients

For the Cake:

  • 200 g All-Purpose Flour
  • 2 tsp Baking Powder
  • ¼ tsp Baking Soda
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • 2/3 cup of milk at room temperature
  • 10 ml Lemon Juice or Vinegar
  • 115 g Unsalted Butter at room temperature
  • 200 g Granulated Sugar white sugar
  • ½ tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 2 Large Eggs at room temperature

For the Filling:

  • 3 tbsp Granulated Sugar
  • 3 tbsp Brown Sugar or more Granulated Sugar
  • 2 tbsp All-Purpose Flour
  • 2 tsp Ground Cinnamon

For the Streusel Topping:

  • 1/2 cup or 100g Granulated Sugar
  • 1/2 cup or 65g All-Purpose Flour
  • 2 tsp Ground Cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp pf salt
  • 3 tbsp or 45g Unsalted melted butter

Instructions

  • Preheat and Prep: Preheat your oven to 360°F (180°C) and grease an 8x8-inch cake pan with butter.
  • Prepare the Milk: In a small bowl, mix the lemon juice or vinegar with the milk. Stir and set aside.
  • Combine Dry Ingredients: In a large bowl, sift together the flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Set aside.
  • Cream Butter and Sugar: Using a stand mixer or hand mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add vanilla extract and mix. This takes me 4-5 minutes usually. Remember to scrape the sides with a rubber spatula every once in a while.
  • Add Eggs: Add eggs, one at a time, mixing until just combined after each addition.
  • Alternate Mixing: Alternate adding the flour mixture and milk mixture to the butter mixture, beginning and ending with the flour mixture. Mix until just combined.
  • Make the Filling: In a small bowl, mix together the filling ingredients until well combined.
  • Prepare the Streusel Topping: In another bowl, combine all streusel ingredients until you get coarse crumbs
  • Layer and Bake: Spoon half of the batter into the prepared pan and spread evenly. Sprinkle the filling mixture over the batter. Top with the remaining batter and spread evenly. Finally, sprinkle the streusel topping over the top of the batter.
  • Bake: Bake for 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

Notes

1) Bake time can vary. Every oven is unique. So start keeping an eye on your cake after 30 min. 
2) When you're spreading out your cake batter in the pan, aim for an even layer. It's super important for making sure your cake bakes up just right. Now, it doesn't have to look like a work of art since you will be placing the crumbly topping on top of the cake. But, try your best to get that batter spread out evenly. This way, every bite of your coffee cake will be perfectly baked and oh-so-delicious.
3) Please keep in mind calories provided are only estimates