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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Angela M says
Pies, apple, cherry, pumpkin, & chocolate pudding. Cookies, chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin, peanut butter, & sugar cookies. Fudge, chocolate & peanut butter. Thank goodness all of this does not stay in my house!
nannypanpan says
I will be making oatmeal raisin cookies for my dad, super sprinkled cupcakes for my son and a special cake for my daughters baptism
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Erika says
We have so many Christmas baking traditions- decorated sugar cookies, wreathes made from cornflakes, Chex Mix, etc. 🙂
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Wild Orchid says
I will be baking lots of sugar cookies.
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Erika Zavala says
I cannot wait to try this recipe, sounds super simple. My parents don’t eat chocolate (poor things) so this will be perfect for when they come over 🙂
Danielle F. says
I always make homemade apple and cherry pie for the holidays.. love making them and my family loves eating them.
Tina M says
i will make pecan pie
Tina M says
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Wanda McHenry says
Besides the cookies, I’ll be baking up a Bacardi Rum Cake for Christmas day!
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Mindy Merenghi says
Gingerbread cookie men 🙂
Amy @ The Nifty Foodie says
I’m known for cheesecake in my family, so I’ll be baking quite a few of those this holiday season!
tara pittman says
I love making cookies. Lots of cookies
Ellen says
Making flourless chocolate torte and Snickerdoodles
Kerry says
Cookies and party mix and fudge!
Rebecca Graham says
I will be baking red velvet cupcakes.
Phyllis W says
Chocolate torte, chocolate peanut butter cake and sugar cookies
Kerry says
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Debbie B says
i will be making cookies!