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CLASSIC SOUR CREAM COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Combine the flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt in a small bowl and mix to combine. Add the butter and mix thoroughly with your fingers or a fork until all of the butter has been evenly distributed and incorporated into the flour. Form into small to medium clumps with your fingers.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter an 8-inch square cake pan.
• Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a small bowl.
• Beat the butter and granulated sugar together in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the vanilla. Reduce the speed to low and add the flour mixture in 3 batches, alternating with the sour cream, beginning and ending with the flour, beating until just incorporated.
• Spoon the cake batter (it will be very thick) into the prepared pan and smooth with an offset spatula. Sprinkle on the crumb topping.
• Bake until the cake and topping are golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour. Let cool in the pan 20 minutes, then invert onto a plate and re-invert onto a rack to cool completely.

ASHKENAZIC SOUR CREAM COFFEE CAKE (SMETENEH KUCHEN)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F (325°F if using a glass pan).
• Grease one 9-inch square pan,9-inch Bundt or tube pan, or 9-inch springform pan.
• Line with parchment or waxed paper, grease again, and dust with flour.
• To make the streusel: Combine the sugar, flour, cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg if using.
• Cut in the butter to resemble coarse crumbs.
• If desired, stir in the nuts.
• To make the batter: Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• In a large bowl, beat the butter until smooth, about 1 minute.
• Gradually add the sugar and beat until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes.
• Beat in the egg yolks, one at a time.
• Blend in the sour cream, vanilla, and zest if using.
• Stir in the flour mixture.
• Spread half of the batter in the prepared pan.
• Sprinkle with half of the streusel.
• Carefully cover with the remaining batter and sprinkle with the remaining streusel.
• Bake until the cake is golden and pulls away from the sides of the pan, about 50 minutes.
• Set on a rack and let cool in the pan for at least 15 minutes.
• Serve warm or at room temperature.
• Wrap the kuchen in plastic and store at room temperature for up to 2 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
• To make the glaze if using: Combine all the glaze ingredients, stirring until smooth and of pouring consistency.
• Drizzle over the cake and let stand until set.

SOUR CREAM COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan.
• Cream the butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment for 4 to 5 minutes, until light. Add the eggs 1 at a time, then add the vanilla and sour cream. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. With the mixer on low, add the flour mixture to the batter until just combined. Finish stirring with a spatula to be sure the batter is completely mixed.
• For the streusel, place the brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, salt, and butter in a bowl and pinch together with your fingers until it forms a crumble. Mix in the walnuts, if desired.
• Spoon half the batter into the pan and spread it out with a knife. Sprinkle with 3/4 cup streusel. Spoon the rest of the batter in the pan, spread it out, and scatter the remaining streusel on top. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes, until a cake tester comes out clean.
• Let cool on a wire rack for at least 30 minutes. Carefully transfer the cake, streusel side up, onto a serving plate. Whisk the confectioners' sugar and maple syrup together, adding a few drops of water if necessary, to make the glaze runny. Drizzle as much as you like over the cake with a fork or spoon.

SOUR CREAM COFFEECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Generously butter bundt pan and dust with flour, knocking out excess.
• Whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, and baking powder in a bowl.
• Pulse walnuts, cinnamon, 1/4 cup sugar, and a pinch of salt in a food processor until nuts are chopped. Add melted butter and pulse once to combine.
• Beat together remaining 1 1/2 sticks butter and remaining cup sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer at high speed until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes in a standing mixer or 5 minutes with a handheld. Reduce speed to medium and add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition, then beat in sour cream and vanilla until smooth and fluffy, about 2 minutes more in a standing mixer or 4 minutes more with a handheld. Reduce speed to low and add flour mixture, scraping down side of bowl occasionally and mixing until just combined.
• Sprinkle half of nut mixture evenly in bottom of bundt pan. Spoon half of batter over nuts and smooth with a rubber spatula. Sprinkle batter in pan with remaining nut mixture and top with remaining batter, smoothing top. Bake in middle of oven until cake begins to pull away from side of pan and a tester comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes.
• Cool cake in pan on a rack 1 hour, then run a thin knife around outer and inner edges. Place rack on top of pan, then flip to invert cake onto rack. Cool completely.

SOUR CREAM COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease 10-inch (12-cup) tube pan; dust with flour, tapping out excess. Mix first 3 ingredients in small bowl; set aside.
• Sift flour, baking powder and baking soda into medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat butter and 1 1/2 cups sugar in large bowl until fluffy. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating just until combined after each addition. Mix in sour cream and vanilla. Add flour mixture and stir until blended. Spoon half of batter into prepared pan. Sprinkle half of brown sugar mixture over and swirl gently into batter, using small knife. Spoon remaining batter over. Sprinkle remaining brown sugar mixture over.
• Bake cake until tester inserted near center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool cake in pan 10 minutes. Cut around pan sides to loosen cake. Turn out cake onto rack and cool completely. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Wrap and store at room temperature.)