Luscious Sour Cream Coffee Cake

A moist and yummy coffee treat

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter or soft margarine
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 ½ vanilla extract
• 1 ¼ cups sour cream
• 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp kosher salt

Streusel:

• ¼ cup brown sugar, packed
• ½ cup all-purpose flour
• 1 ½ tsp ground cinnamon
• ¼ tsp kosher salt
• 3 Tbsp butter
• 1 cup walnuts, chopped (optional)

Glaze

• ½ cup icing sugar
• 2 Tbsp maple syrup

Directions:

Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan.
In a bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set it aside

Mix the streusel

In a bowl, mix brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, salt, and butter until it forms a crumble. Mix in the walnuts (optional). Set it aside

Make The Cake

Preheat the oven to 350ºF
Cream the butter and sugar until light.
Add the eggs 1 at a time
Add the vanilla and sour cream
Mixer on low, add the flour mixture to the batter.
Mix the batter completely
Spoon half the batter into the pan and spread it out with a knife.
Sprinkle with 3/4 cup streusel.
Spoon the rest of the batter into the pan, and spread it out
Top with the remaining streusel
Bake for 45-50 minutes
Test cake; the tester should come out clean.
Cool cake on a wire rack
Transfer the cake onto a serving plate.
Make a runny glaze, together icing sugar and syrup,
Add a few drops of water to the glaze
Drizzle glaze over the cake

Tip: You can sprinkle the cake with a little icing sugar and not use the glaze

Nuts are optional