You can make this delicious coffee cake in about 8 minutes work time and 30 minutes baking. The result is great just a few minutes out of the oven. Warm coffeecake with a slightly melted brown sugar topping. Add the nuts or not as you like.

The coffeecake

• 1 ½ cups sifted flour (Easier to weigh out 189 grams.)
• 2 tsp baking powder
• ¼ tsp baking soda
• ¼ tsp salt
• 1 tsp melted butter
• 1 egg
• ¾ cup sugar
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 tsp vanilla
• Brown sugar topping
• ½ cup chopped pecans or walnuts

1. Preheat the oven to 375° F.
2. Weigh out 189 g of flour: no need to sift it. ( A cup of sifted flour weighs 126g, so 1 ½ cups weighs 189 g)
3. Mix the baking powder, soda and salt into the flour and stir it a bit.
4. Melt the butter in the microwave for 1 minute at 50% power.
5. In a mixing bowl, add the egg, melted butter and sugar and mix with a whisk
6. Add the sour cream and vanilla and mix.
7. Add the flour mixture and mix until uniform.
8. Spray a 9” square pan with cooking spray and pour in the batter.
9. Decorate with topping and nuts.
10. Bake at 375° F for about 30 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.
11. Allow the coffeecake to cool for 5 minutes, and then cut into 9 squares. Lift out and serve.
12. 

Brown sugar topping

• 2 Tb softened butter
• ½ cup brown sugar
• 2 Tb flour
• 1//2 tsp cinnamon

Mix the butter into the sugar and flour using a pastry blender or a couple of forks, until more or less uniform. It can still be lumpy.

Sprinkle over the top of the batter.

This recipe can easily be doubled for a larger crowd. It’s great for a quick company or holiday breackfast!

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