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sour cream and chocolate chip coffee cake recipeWhen someone comes over to visit I think that you should have something baked for them. It does not always happen that I am able to do this, but I do try. I love to cook and bake for people. It is my way of saying that I love them. I really, really love them when they show up and I have this little baby for them. My house smells cinnamony and chocolaty and heavenly. I have made this cake many, many times (sometimes it appears for Christmas morning breakfast) and it never disappoints. The egg whites threw me off the first time, I had never made a coffee cake with beaten egg whites before, but this cake is tender and light. The cinnamon sugar mixture sparkles and makes a nice crunchy top. Make yourself a steaming cup of coffee or tea and invite someone you love over to share this coffee cake with you.

We made this for Anne, Clay’s speech teacher. We love her very much and wanted to make her a nice treat. She is so wonderful with Clay and got him talking! We are so grateful for her.

This delightful recipe comes from Smitten Kitchen.

sour cream and chocolate chip coffee cake recipe

For the cake:

1 stick butter at room temperature
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 eggs, separated
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups (16-ounces) sour cream
3 cups flour
1 teapoon baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda

to assemble:

1 bag chocolate chips
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon

sour cream and chocolate chip coffee cake recipe

Grab 3 little helpers. In the bowl of the mixer, whip the egg whites until they are stiff. Take out of the bowl and set aside. I really need another bowl for my mixer.

sour cream and chocolate chip coffee cake recipeSift the dry ingredients together in a bowl. Set aside. Cream together the butter and sugar. Mix in the egg yolks and vanilla.

sour cream and chocolate chip coffee cake recipeAdd 1/3 of the flour mixture.

Add 1/2 of the sour cream. Mix until combined and repeat until you have added all of the dry ingredients and sour cream.

sour cream and chocolate chip coffee cake recipeFold in the beaten egg whites.

sour cream and chocolate chip coffee cake recipeSpread half of the cake batter into a greased 9×13 pan. Sprinkle with the half of the cinnamon and sugar and half of the chocolate chips.

sour cream and chocolate chip coffee cake recipeAdd the rest of the cake batter, cinnamon sugar mixture, and chocolate chips.

sour cream and chocolate chip coffee cake recipeBake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 40 to 50 minutes. When the cake is done, a tester will come out clean. Cool on a cooling rack.

sour cream and chocolate chip coffee cake recipeLook at the layers of chocolate and cinnamony goodness. My oh my.

sour cream chocolate chip coffee cake recipeThank you for coming to see us Annie! Clay loved his presents and loved having you over. So did the rest of us!

sour cream and chocolate chip coffee cake recipe

Chocolate Chip Coffee Cake

bakedbree
Sour Cream Chocolate Chip Coffee Cake - normally if I have to whip egg whites, I'm out. But it's worth having to wash another bowl. The cinnamon top is my favorite part.
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Ingredients
  

For the cake:

  • 1 stick butter at room temperature
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 3 eggs separated
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 2 cups 16-ounces sour cream
  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 teapoon baking powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda

to assemble:

  • 1 bag chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Instructions
 

  • In the bowl of the mixer, whip the egg whites until they are stiff. Take out of the bowl and set aside. I really need another bowl for my mixer.
  • Sift the dry ingredients together in a bowl. Set aside. Cream together the butter and sugar. Mix in the egg yolks and vanilla.
  • Add 1/3 of the flour mixture.
  • Add 1/2 of the sour cream. Mix until combined and repeat until you have added all of the dry ingredients and sour cream.
  • Fold in the beaten egg whites.
  • Spread half of the cake batter into a greased 9×13 pan. Sprinkle with the half of the cinnamon and sugar and half of the chocolate chips.
  • Add the rest of the cake batter, cinnamon sugar mixture, and chocolate chips.
  • Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 40 to 50 minutes. When the cake is done, a tester will come out clean. Cool on a cooling rack.
  • Look at the layers of chocolate and cinnamony goodness. My oh my.
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
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gift

Tuesday 19th of January 2021

so you butter ist says 1 stick thats how many grams?

Bree Hester

Tuesday 26th of January 2021

113 grams

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Sunday 17th of May 2020

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CakeSpy

Monday 17th of November 2014

A luminous, glistening, glittering, chocolate-filled cake? Sign me up. But what really kills me here is the "pre-baking" expressions. Now that is just adorable.

bakedbree

Monday 17th of November 2014

Thanks Jessie! We do what we can in the adorable department. :)

Quigley

Thursday 22nd of May 2014

OK. That's it. I am coming to your house! Not only for the company, but ... that cake!!!!!! Ohhhhhhhhhh. That cake!!!!!!!!! I will go to bed dreaming of it.. Yum and thanks for sharing xx

bakedbree

Thursday 22nd of May 2014

Nothing would make me happier than to feed you Q! Any time!

Paige

Monday 20th of May 2013

Have you frozen this? I'm thinking of making it ahead of time to take to the beach, and wondering if it would hold up...

bakedbree

Thursday 23rd of May 2013

I have not, but I would imagine that it would freeze well.