When 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.
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
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.
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.
Thank you for coming to see us Annie! Clay loved his presents and loved having you over. So did the rest of us!

Chocolate Chip Coffee Cake
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.
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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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.