Zingerman’s Sour Cream Coffee Cake 

This easy sour cream coffee cake, from the famous Zingerman’s Bakehouse in Ann Arbor, MI, lives up to its well-deserved reputation. A cinnamon walnut filling swirls through a moist, buttery cake Bundt. Caution: Highly addictive.



Adapted from Amy Emberling | Zingerman’s Bakehouse | Chronicle Books, 2017

Though unassuming in appearance, make no mistake, this coffee cake is indulgent to the nth degree. Butter, sour cream, and eggs make it incredibly rich and so moist it keeps for nearly a week. Sugar and spice and everything nice makes it as intoxicating to consume as it is to catch a whiff of its aroma while it bakes. We think you’re going to be just as smitten as we are and, actually, as everyone who’s tasted it has been.–Renee Schettler
HOW LONG WILL THIS SOUR CREAM COFFEE CAKE LAST?
The cake keeps well at room temperature for at least 1 week, if wrapped well. The texture will become denser over time. It also freezes nicely for up to 3 months. Fortunately, it’s really easy to slice in half—eat half today, freeze and eat the other half in a few weeks.
Zingerman's Sour Cream Coffee Cake  This easy sour cream coffee cake, from the famous Zingerman's Bakehouse in Ann Arbor, MI, lives up to its well-deserved reputation. A cinnamon walnut filling swirls through a moist, buttery cake Bundt. Caution: Highly addictive. Amy Emberling

Prep 30 mins Cook 1 hr 10 mins Total 1 hr 40 mins Breakfast American 16 servings 369 kcal 5 from 5 votes Print Recipe
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Ingredients  USMetric For the cinnamon nut swirl ▢ 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons walnut halves ▢ 3 packed tablespoons brown sugar ▢ 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon For the sour cream coffee cake batter ▢ 2 cups granulated sugar ▢ 2 sticks (8 oz) unsalted butter room temperature ▢ 3 large eggs ▢ 3/4 cup plus 3 tablespoons full fat sour cream ▢ 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract ▢ 2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour ▢ 1/2 teaspoon baking soda ▢ 1 teaspoon sea salt GET INGREDIENTS Directions  Make the cinnamon nut swirl Preheat the oven to 325°F (165°C). Toast the walnuts on a rimmed baking sheet until they’re a deep golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes. Move the walnuts to a plate to cool. Turn the oven down to 300°F (150°C). Finely chop the cooled toasted walnuts. In a small bowl, mix together the walnuts, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Make the sour cream coffee cake batter Spray a 9-in (23-cm) Bundt pan with nonstick cooking spray and coat with flour. Tap out any excess flour. In a large bowl, combine the sugar and butter. Beat with the paddle attachment of an electric mixer on medium speed until the color lightens, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating thoroughly after each egg until it’s completely incorporated before adding the next. Stir in the sour cream and vanilla and mix well until light and creamy. Scrape the sides of the bowl to make sure all of the ingredients are evenly incorporated. Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl. Gradually add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and mix by hand or with a mixer on low speed until smooth and homogeneous. Scoop 1/3 of the batter into the prepared pan. Sprinkle 1/2 the nut mixture evenly over the batter. Cover with another 1/2 the remaining batter, using a spoon or spatula to spread the batter evenly over the pan and to the edges after each addition. Sprinkle the remaining nut mixture evenly over the batter and cover with the remaining batter, again spreading it evenly over the nut mixture. Bake for 60 to 70 minutes or until a cake tester or skewer or uncooked strand of spaghetti comes out clean. Cool the cake in the pan on a wire cooling rack for 15 minutes. Don’t let the cake cool in the pan for much longer than this or the brown sugar in the streusel might stick to the sides of the pan and make it difficult to release the cake. Place the wire cooling rack on top of the Bundt pan and then invert the pan to release the cake. Cool to room temperature before slicing. 5 from 5 votes Print Recipe
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Notes Lemon-Poppy Seed Cake variation Make the sour cream coffee cake batter but omit the cinnamon nut swirl At the end of step 5 add 2 tablespoons grated lemon zest (preferably organic) with 1/3 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice and 1 cup ground poppy seeds (130 g) to the batter. Bake at the same temperature and for the same amount of time as the sour cream coffee cake. Show Nutrition Serving: 1sliceCalories: 369kcal (18%)Carbohydrates: 43g (14%)Protein: 5g (10%)Fat: 21g (32%)Saturated Fat: 10g (63%)Trans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 73mg (24%)Sodium: 207mg (9%)Potassium: 97mg (3%)Fiber: 1g (4%)Sugar: 28g (31%)Vitamin A: 494IU (10%)Vitamin C: 1mg (1%)Calcium: 40mg (4%)Iron: 1mg (6%)


Originally published February 24, 2018 #Mother'sDay #Dessert #ComfortFood #Recipes #Breakfast