Sour Cream Coffee Cake

Ingredients

• •1⅜ cups butter
• •¼ tsp salt
• •1¼ cups granulated sugar
• •1¼ cups brown sugar
• •1 tsp baking soda
• •1 tsp baking powder
• •1 Tbsp vanilla extract
• •3 large eggs
• •1¼ cups milk
• •¾ cup sour cream
• •4¾ cups flour
• •vegetable shortening
• •1½ tsp cinnamon
• •1½ tsp cocoa powder

Method

Adapted from maplewoodroad.com

1. 1Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. 2Using a KitchenAid stand mixer or a handheld electric mixer, blend together butter, salt, sugars, baking soda, baking powder, and vanilla extract.
3. 3Next, with mixer turning, add eggs one at a time, making sure that each is blended into the batter before adding the next one.
4. 4In a separate bowl, using a spoon, mix together milk and sour cream.
5. 5With mixer turning, alternate adding milk/sour cream mixture and flour to the batter.
6. 6Pour half the cake batter into a greased 9 x 13 baking dish.
7. 7Spread it out evenly.
8. 8In a small bowl, using a spoon, mix together brown sugar, cinnamon, flour, and cocoa powder.
9. 9Sprinkle generously over the first layer of cake batter. This will make the middle filling layer.
10. 10Spread the rest of the cake batter over the top.
11. 11Finally, in another bowl, mix together butter, sugars, cinnamon, and flour to make the crumb topping. Keep mixing it with a fork or spoon until crumbles form.
12. 12Sprinkle over the top of the cake.
13. 13Bake the coffee cake for 45 to 50 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out mostly clean.