Classic sour cream coffee cake is great for a weekend brunch, showers and teas, and book clubs.

Learn how to make sour cream coffee cake, and then claim it as it your own.

Why Is It Called a Coffee Cake?

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Despite the name, there is no actual coffee in coffee cake.

At least not typically.

Instead, this key in of buttery cake is meant to be enjoyedwithcoffee.

Southern Living Sour Cream Coffee Cake ingredients

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Or with tea, orange juice,mimosas, or any other beverage you prefer.

You make the two elements separately, and then layer them before baking.

For longer storage, wrap it tightly, and store it in the fridge up to 5 days.

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you could also freeze coffee cake for up to 3 months.

Just be sure to wrap it well in plastic wrap, then aluminum foil or a freezer-safe bag.

Heat over medium until butter melts, stirring occasionally.

Southern Living Sour Cream Coffee Cake browned butter in a bowl to cool

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In a medium bowl, stir together flour, brown sugar, granulated sugar, cinnamon, and salt.

Scrape browned butter into bowl and mix with hands until mixture is well combined and evenly moistened.

Prepare oven and springform pan:

Preheat oven to 350F.

Southern Living Sour Cream Coffee Cake stirring together the dry ingredients for the streusel

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Coat a 9-inch springform pan with baking spray.

Line bottom of pan with parchment paper and coat paper with baking spray.

In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

Southern Living Sour Cream Coffee Cake adding the browned butter to the streusel

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Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition; beat in vanilla.

Sprinkle half of streusel evenly over batter.

Dollop remaining batter on top and spread into an even layer.

Southern Living Sour Cream Coffee Cake completed streusel

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Sprinkle remaining streusel on top.

Cool cake:

Cool cake in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes.

Remove sides of pan and carefully remove bottom; cool cake completely.

Southern Living Sour Cream Coffee Cake lining the pan with parchment paper

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Southern Living Sour Cream Coffee Cake stirring together the dry ingredients for the cake

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Southern Living Sour Cream Coffee Cake beating the butter and sugar together

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Southern Living Sour Cream Coffee Cake adding the eggs to the cake batter

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Southern Living Sour Cream Coffee Cake adding the flour mixture and sour cream to the batter

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Southern Living Sour Cream Coffee Cake half of batter in prepared pan

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Southern Living Sour Cream Coffee Cake middle layer of streusel added to pan

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Southern Living Sour Cream Coffee Cake adding a layer of batter to the pan

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Southern Living Sour Cream Coffee Cake final layer of streusel added to the pan

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Southern Living Sour Cream Coffee Cake cooling in the pan on a cooling rack

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Southern Living Sour Cream Coffee Cake cooling on cooling rack

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