Directions
- 1Add brown sugar, white sugar, and cinnamon to a large bowl for the crumble topping.
- 2Pour in melted butter and a pinch of kosher salt.
- 3Whisk until everything is saturated and the mixture looks like thick liquid.
- 4Add all-purpose flour to the mixture.
- 5Mix the flour into the crumble topping with your hands until incorporated and crumbly.
- 6Cream together softened butter and sugar in a mixer or a large bowl.
- 7Whisk eggs and vanilla extract together in a separate container.
- 8Add the egg and vanilla mixture to the creamed butter and sugar.
- 9Mix until everything is incorporated and smooth.
- 10Add sour cream to the batter.
- 11Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt to the batter.
- 12Fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients using a spatula, bringing the bottom to the top without overworking the batter.
- 13Once the batter is smooth, mix in milk.
- 14Butter your baking pans.
- 15Crumple parchment paper and line the pans, then butter the parchment paper.
- 16Spread about half of the coffee cake batter into the prepared pans.
- 17Sprinkle a good layer of the crumble topping over the batter and gently press it in.
- 18Add the remaining coffee cake batter over the crumb layer and spread evenly.
- 19Top with more crumble topping and press gently into the batter.
- 20Bake in a 350-degree Fahrenheit oven for 35 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- 21Allow the coffee cake to cool to room temperature.
Ingredients
- 1 lb brown sugar
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 tbsp cinnamon
- 1 lb melted butter
- 1 pinch kosher salt
- 4.5 cups all-purpose flour
- 0.5 cup butter
- 0.75 cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1.33 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 0.25 tsp baking soda
- 0.25 tsp salt
- 0.5 cup sour cream
- 2 tbsp milk
Equipment
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Tips
- Crumple parchment paper before lining pans for easier fitting.
- Press the crumb topping into the batter to ensure layers stick together and to evenly spread the butter.
- Coffee cake should have more crumb than cake.
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