Coffee Cake

Moist, tender Coffee Cake with a ribbon of chocolate in the middle and a streusel topping. Serve for breakfast, brunch, or dessert with a cup of coffee, tea, or milk!

Prep Time15

Cook Time55

Total Time1 10

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Keyword: coffee cake recipe, snack cake

Servings: small squares (or bigger depending how you cut it)

Ingredients

For the Streusel Topping

3/4 cup all-purpose flour
2/3 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
pinch of salt
1 cup finely chopped hazelnuts
5 tablespoons cold, unsalted butter , cut into cubes

For the Batter

2 cups all-purpose flour , spooned and leveled
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup unsalted butter , softened
1 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup sour cream
2/3 cup Chocolate spread or Nutella (not chocolate syrup)

For Serving

Powdered sugar , for dusting

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9-inch square baking dish with parchment paper, leaving an overhang. Coat with nonstick cooking spray.
Make the streusel topping: In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, salt, and nuts. Cut in the butter with a pastry blade, fork, or your hands, until mixture resembles course crumbs. Set aside.
Make the batter: In another medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
In a large bowl with an electric mixer, beat the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy; about 2 minutes. Add in eggs, one at a time, then the vanilla. Add the flour mixture to the wet mixture in 3 additions, alternating with the sour cream, beginning and ending with the flour. (The batter will be thick.)
Spread half the batter in the prepared dish. Transfer chocolate spread (or Nutella) to a piping bag (or resealable plastic bag with a corner cut off) and pipe on top of the batter. Gently spread it around in an even layer using an offset spatula. Spoon the remaining batter over the chocolate and spread evenly. Sprinkle with the streusel topping.
Bake for about 50-55 minutes until the topping is golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Let cool for 20 minutes in the dish, then transfer to a rack to cool completely.
Dust with a bit of powdered sugar, cut into squares and enjoy!

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