Grandma's Sour Cream Coffee Cake Recipe

How to Make Grandma's Sour Cream Coffee Cake

About this Sour Cream Coffee Cake Recipe

This coffee cake recipe is very old. I got it from my Grandmother in the 1970s. And, she got it from her ancestors. I don’t know how far back it goes. It got plenty of ooohhs and aaahhs from family members when Grandma made it. Without a doubt, you will get the same results. Try Grandma’s Sour Cream Coffee Cake recipe today.

Yield: 1 cake

Contributed by: Debbie Matthews, Rochester, NY

Make sure to enjoy this sweet cake on National Coffee Cake Day.

Today’s Quote: “Cooking is a subject you can never know enough about. There is always something new to discover.” – – Bobby Flay

Sour Cream Coffee Cake Ingredients

Cake Ingredients:

  • 2 cups flour

  • 1 1/4 cup sugar

  • 1 teaspoon baking powder

  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine

  • 1 cup sour cream

  • 2 eggs

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Topping Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar

  • 1 tablespoon cinnamon

  • 1 tablespoon margarine (soft)

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How to Make Sour Cream Coffee Cake Directions

How to make the Cake:

  1. Preheat the oven to 350° F.

  2. Mix all of the dry ingredients together in a bowl and set aside.

  3. Mix all of the remaining (wet) ingredients in a second, larger bowl.

  4. Add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, stirring constantly.

  5. Pour the batter into a greased Bundt pan.

  6. Bake the Sour Cream Coffee Cake in the oven for 45 minutes.

  7. While the cake is baking, prepare the topping (see below).

  8. After the cake has baked, sprinkle topping onto the cake while it is still warm.

How to make Topping:

  1. Mix sugar and cinnamon together.
  2. Add the softened margarine.
  3. Mix the topping together until crumbly. 

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