This chocolate chip sour cream coffee cake recipe is easy to make, soft, moist and always a huge hit. The mini chocolate chips go beautifully with the cinnamon swirl but they can of course be left out for a more traditional coffee cake recipe.
As a child I always refused to try coffee cake – cause I thought it was made with coffee (I mean the name IS Coffee Cake, right?) and even the smell of coffee has always been unappealing to me. Of course as an adult I’ve learned that coffee cake is basically cake that’s acceptable to eat as breakfast – WINNING!!!
Last week when I made a few batches of this (filming, pictures, more just to eat…) my kids had the same reaction I’d had and refused to eat “coffee cake” until I explained there wasn’t any coffee in it – BAHAHAHAHA – history repeats itself. were wary when I told them it was coffee cake.
Coffee cake got it’s name cause it’s typically served with coffee… Personally I still can’t stand coffee so I serve mine with my Hot Chocolate recipe! YUM!! I actually spend the last week in Paris and now I’m obsessed with thick, rich, European Hot Chocolate and so I’ll be making some of that soon and I think this coffee cake would pair beautifully with that.
Tips for making Chocolate chip coffee cake with streusel
- remember to adjust for high altitude if you live high up – this is a basic baking tip
- don’t over mix the streusel – the 2nd batch I made I added extra butter and over mixed it and I ended up with a crust instead of a streusel – it will be messy but worth it to leave it more powder/crumbly
- don’t over swirl the layers – you want that ribbon of cinnamon vs a cinnamon batter
- use I use mini chocolate chips – I prefer a little chocolate as part of the cake vs big chocolate chunks – but if you want chocolate chunks use regular sized chips (trader joe’s chocolate chips don’t have as much “coating” and they melt better so you end up with melted chocolate chunks vs hard if you want to go that route)
- baking – this bakes a little dark on the outside – when baking don’t go just by the time frame – if there is still a jiggle to the center of the cake bake it longer, if when you press it a little it bounces back it’s done, if it stays indented it needs a little bit more time.
If you love this recipe you’ll love these other great breakfast recipes
Biscuits and Gravy | Cheese and Sausage Kolache | Traditional Liege Waffles
Corn Fritters | Spinach Artichoke Quiche | German Pancakes
How to make a Chocolate chip coffee cake with streusel topping
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This chocolate chip sour cream coffee cake recipe is easy to make, soft, moist and always a huge hit. The mini chocolate chips go beautifully with the cinnamon swirl but they can of course be left out for a classic coffee cake recipe.
- 1/2 C butter softened
- 1 C sugar - 1 Tbsp for high altitude
- 1/4 C light brown sugar packed
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 lrg eggs
- 2 1/2 C flour + 2 1/2 Tbsp for high altitude
- 1 tsp baking soda - 1/8 tsp for high altitude
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 C sour cream
- 1 C milk + 2 tsp for high altitude
- ½ C mini chocolate chips
- 1 C light brown sugar packed
- 1 1/2 Tbsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 3 tsp cocoa powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/3 C sugar
- 1/2 C all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 4 Tbsp butter cold, in cubes
Preheat oven to 350 degrees (375 for high altitude)
- Beat together the butter and sugars until light and fluffy, then beat in the vanilla.
- Add the eggs, one at a time, beating for 1 minute after adding each one. Scrape the sides of the bowl as needed.
In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt.
- In another small bowl, whisk together the milk and sour cream until well combined.
- With the mixer on low speed, add ⅓ flour, ½ milk, ⅓ flour, ½ milk and finally the last of the flour
add the mini chocolate chips and do a final stir to incorporate evenly
In a small bowl, whisk together the brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, cocoa powder and salt.
Add the sugar, flour and cinnamon to a food processor – pulse (or whisk in a bowl)
Add butter – pulse until crumbly (you could also add melted butter to a bowl and just stir until crumbly)
prepare a 9x13 pan with a non stick spray - I prefer Bakers Joy
Spread half of your batter in the bottom of your prepared pan
sprinkle your brown sugar filling on top of the batter.
Dollop the rest of your cake batter on top of your filling, using a spatula to carefully spread the batter across the pan.
Use a butter knife, gently swirl the filling into the batter.
Sprinkle all of the streusel on your cake.
Bake for 50-55 minutes (40-45 for high altitude) - REMEMBER baking depends a lot on your oven - it may take longer - make sure there isn't a jiggle in the center, when you press it it should have a little bounce and will be a deep golden brown and a toothpick will come out clean.
Recipe Video
And today just happens to be National Coffee Cake Day! I love looking for new food holidays to celebrate – some get pretty silly and some are super fun. This month I actually already had a coffee cake recipe – have for years – that I simply hadn’t shared yet so it was the perfect push to finally make/video and photograph the recipe! I hope you enjoy this and the 26 other coffee cake recipes I have linked here for you!
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- Coffee Cake Muffins – Pretty Providence
- Sour Cream Coffee Cake – Savory Experiments
- Lemon Cream Cheese Coffee Cake – The Baker Upstairs
- Easy Carrot Coffee Cake – An Italian in my Kitchen
- Peach Coffee Cake – Real Mom Kitchen
- Coffee Cake Muffins (Vegan) – Namely Marly
- Slow cooker coffee cake – 365 Days of Slow Cooking + Pressure Cooking
- Cinnamon coffee cake muffins – My Mommy Style
- Mason Jar Pecan Streusel Coffee Cake – Premeditated Leftovers
- Grandma’s Cinnamon Coffee Cake – Simply Stacie
- Apple coffee cake with streusel topping – Supergolden Bakes
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- Cinnamon roll coffee cake – eating on a dime
- pumpkin coffee cake – sprinkle some sugar
- caramel pecan coffee cake – mandy’s recipe box
- instant pot apple coffee cake – a typical mom
- crock pot coffee cake – farm mom cooks
- cherry vanilla coffee cake – rock recipes
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- banana bead coffee cake – divas can cook
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Kara
Haha, I thought the very same thing about coffee cake as a kid. A friend’s mom tried to serve it to me and I told her I didn’t drink coffee. She had a good laugh, then explained it to me. I’ve loved coffee cake ever since, and this recipe looks scary delicious!
Marly
Wow, Ashlee! This recipe is amazing! And I love that mixer in your video. I’ve never seen one like that before. Also, so many layers of deliciousness! Love it!
Ashlee Marie
Thx, it’s a bosch universal mixer – been around since the 50’s! I grew up with one, my mom’s is 40 years old and still going strong! Their website is here http://bit.ly/Ilovemybosch or you can find it on amazon too http://amzn.to/210Eyra I have a full review here http://ashleemarie.com/bosch-universal-mixer-review-love-bosch-series/