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25-Aug-10

Sour Cream Coffee Cake with Walnut Cinnamon Streusel

It’s my day off today. A real day off. On a WEEKDAY! Meaning not only being off from work, but since Ethan is at his grandparents, it also means my being off from something repetitive (like playing the same toy with Ethan over 400 times), maddening (like trying to convince him that bowl of pasta is not going to burn his stomach during that looooooooooooong lunch), and annoying (like being bombarded by his non-stop screams).

A very leisure weekday in months!

Ingredients (1 bundt cake):

Cake
2 sticks butter
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup strong coffee, completely cold
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
Streusel
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
Glaze
1/4 cup strong coffee
2/ 1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350F. Grease and flour a bundt cake pan.

Cream butter, sugar and eggs in a stand mixer with the paddle attachment until light and fluffy.

Combine sour cream, coffee and vanilla. Add to butter mixture.

In another bowl, sift flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Gradually, add flour mixture to sour cream mixture, stirring until just combined.

Combine all streusel ingredients in a small bowl. Pull half of the cake batter into the cake pan. Sprinkle streusel over. Finish with remaining batter.

Bake at 350F until toothpick inserted into the center of the cakes comes out clean, about an hour.

Let cool on rack for 10 minutes before flipping the cake over on a plate. Let cool for another hour before you glaze it.

To prepare glaze, combine some coffee with sifted powdered sugar until it’s smooth.  Then drizzle it over the cake.

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15 Comments

  1. Belinda @zomppa

    Enjoy a well-deserved day off!

    Posted on 25-Aug-10 at 12:20 pm | Permalink
  2. RavieNomNoms

    Yum, looks delicious!

    Posted on 25-Aug-10 at 12:33 pm | Permalink
  3. fooddreamer

    This looks delicious! Funny, I just finished making a pecan cinnamon streusel bread. Will post on my blog in a day or so. Great minds must think alike! Hope you enjoyed your day off.

    Posted on 25-Aug-10 at 12:44 pm | Permalink
  4. Bistro Gerard

    This looks scrumptious – the perfect treat for a nice leisure day :-)

    Posted on 25-Aug-10 at 12:51 pm | Permalink
  5. Viviane

    You sure know how to treat yourself on a day off! Delicious…

    Posted on 25-Aug-10 at 1:15 pm | Permalink
  6. Claudia

    You certainly use your time wisely. No don’t share this delicious creation …hide it… unless I come over.

    Posted on 25-Aug-10 at 2:44 pm | Permalink
  7. C&C Cakery

    I’ve got a small tub of sour cream that’s just been waiting for the right recipe. I think I’ve found it!

    Posted on 25-Aug-10 at 2:59 pm | Permalink
  8. torviewtoronto

    flavourful cake with coffee

    Posted on 25-Aug-10 at 6:15 pm | Permalink
  9. Anncoo

    WOW! This looks beautiful and delicious. I just bake apple cinnamon cake with walnuts topping, would you like to exchange some :)

    Posted on 25-Aug-10 at 6:44 pm | Permalink
  10. Sommer

    Awesome! This looks addictive!

    Posted on 25-Aug-10 at 10:24 pm | Permalink
  11. Squeaky Gourmet

    looks wonderful!

    Posted on 26-Aug-10 at 6:10 am | Permalink
  12. foodies at home

    I could definitely relax with a big slice of this cake! Yumm

    Posted on 26-Aug-10 at 8:24 am | Permalink
  13. Anne

    Wow, a coffee cake with actual coffee in it! This looks delicious and perfect for a day of relaxing! Hope you enjoyed your day off :)

    Posted on 26-Aug-10 at 8:37 am | Permalink
  14. Natasha

    You deserved a day off and this delicious cake!

    Posted on 01-Sep-10 at 6:45 pm | Permalink
  15. Shirley

    It looks beautiful! Wish I had some now.

    Posted on 02-Sep-10 at 8:50 pm | Permalink