My kids have been cooking and baking since they could stand on a chair. The kids will dig out their favorite recipes. Each child has a specialty. For my son, he’s the only one allowed to make Buckeyes. The girls both go for the cookies. Mexican Wedding Cookies, Gingerbread Men, Sugar Cookies. There is no end to the baking. I love making cakes. Pound cakes, Coffee cakes, any cake that I can add to a cookie tray.
We usually have a cookie baking day. The girls will have friends come over, we’ll throw a little flour on our faces, eat some cookie dough, lick beaters, then when the cookies are done baking, enjoy a few with some ice cold milk. It’s our own private cookie exchange. We’ll package up what’s left in cute containers or holiday plates then deliver our goodies to the bank, to city hall, the police and fire departments. Baked goods just make the best gifts.
Everyone has to help clean up too. It’s no fun getting stuck in the kitchen doing all the dishes while everyone else is off playing. Making sure food doesn’t stick is not only important for the quality of the goodies but for ease in cleaning up. Using PAM Cooking Spray makes that easy. Cakes just pop out of pans, cookies slide off trays, and candy doesn’t taste greasy. Did you know that PAM leaves up to 99% less residue buildup than margarine or bargain brand cooking sprays? It ensures that your dishes turn out right with superior no-stick results so you can concentrate on the fun parts of the holidays, not the clean up!
This Coffee Cake is perfect for a weekend morning, to take to the office or to leave a slice out for Santa. (I’ve heard from a reliable source that Santa likes more than just cookies. ) Clean slices are a piece of cake making this easy to serve.
Sour Cream Coffee Cake
Ingredients
for topping
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup softened butter
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)
for cake
- 1 cup softened butter
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Using a pastry blender or food processor, combine all topping ingredients except nuts until it resembles coarse sand and clumps together. Stir in nuts, if using, and set aside.
- Cream butter and sugars together with mixer until smooth and creamy. Add in eggs, one at a time and then vanilla and sour cream.
- Combine flour, baking powder and salt. Add flour mixture to batter until all combined but do not over mix.
- Spoon batter into a 9x13 pan sprayed with Pam, gently spread to cover bottom of pan evenly. Sprinkle topping over batter.
- Bake in a preheated 325 degree oven for 45-50 minutes, until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool before cutting and serving.
Notes
recipe source ChocolateChocolateandmore.com
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Jessie C. says
We would be baking up gingerbread cookies and pumpkin pies this holiday season.
Jessie C. says
-https://twitter.com/tcarolinep/status/404479451422941184
Emily K says
I love holiday baking, I’m making this coffee cake right now!
Renee M. says
I will be baking cookies this holiday season – chocolate chip & peanut butter for sure and maybe some others
christie says
Cookies, cookies, and more cookies!
rachel says
Cinnamon rolls, for sure! Yum!
Madeline says
We’re going to try baking raspberry chocolate meringues this year. Should be interesting!
Madeline says
Tweet link: https://twitter.com/shala_darkstone/status/405853332033372160
Stephanie M. says
I love coffee cake, and this one looks so delicious. I’ll probably be baking this pretty soon, and usually for the holidays I whip up a batch of my favorite pumpkin cookies.
Stephanie M. says
I tweeted https://twitter.com/smazzawi/status/406962972402003968
Kris - Sugar Cookies to Peterbilts says
I will be baking cookies, cookies, and more cookies!
Margot C says
Mostly I will be baking pies (apple, pecan, pumpkin) but also myriad cup cakes and several bundts are expected as well (and some mini bundts) – bring on the Pam!
Margot C says
I posted a tweet too: https://twitter.com/AnnaZed/status/408013318540906496
courtney b says
xmas sugar cookies…. and maybe some pumpkin pie!
courtney b says
tweet
https://twitter.com/MeandBells/status/408273864167145472
rachel says
Pies, cut-out cookies and caramel brownies!
amy pugmire says
I am going to be making pumpkin sheet cake! Its our favorite!
amy pugmire says
tweeted.
https://twitter.com/1amypugmire/status/408382870256750592
Marianne Sue says
I’ll be baking cookies and this coffee cake. I’ve wanted to try a coffe cake recipe. My daughter is having some friends over, so today will be perfect.
Samantha says
I bake all year round. I like making cookies and brownies for the fire dept, where my husband is a lieutenant. This year I am also making cookies and brownies for a cookie exchange at a hospice house. And of course I’ll be baking and candy making for the fire dept gifts! Brownies, mint brownies, dark chocolate cruising oatmeal cookies, soft gingerbread drop cookies, peanut butter balls, etc. I love it all!