Small Streusel Coffee Cake

Small Streusel Coffee Cake Recipe
(Makes a tall 6 inch cake)

Ingredients for the Streusel:

• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour (equivalent to 43 grams)
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted and cooled slightly

Ingredients for the Cinnamon Filling:

• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar (I used dark brown sugar.)
• 1 and 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/4 cocoa powder

Ingredients for the Cake:

• 1 and 1/4 cups all-purpose flour (equivalent to 160 grams)
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup milk (I used whole milk.), room temperature
• 1/4 cup sour cream, room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 tablespoons butter, room temperature
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar (I used dark brown sugar.)
• 1 large egg, room temperature

Directions for the Streusel:

1. In a medium bowl, whisk together the granulated sugar, flour, cinnamon, and salt together.
2. Mix in the melted butter.
3. Place the bowl in the freezer while you prepare the rest of the coffee cake.

Directions for the Cinnamon Filling:

1. In a small bowl, whisk together the brown sugar, cinnamon, and cocoa powder.
2. Set this bowl aside.

Directions for the Cake:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Place a piece of parchment paper in a 6 x 3 inch round baking pan with it covering the bottom and going up the sides of the pan. Grease the parchment paper and set it aside. (Note, the parchment paper is not required but it will make it easier to take the cake out of the pan if you want to place it on a serving platter. I used cooking spray to grease it.)
3. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. These are the dry ingredients. Set this bowl aside.
4. In a liquid measuring cup or medium bowl, whisk together the milk, sour cream, and vanilla extract. Make sure the ingredients are room temperature. This is the milk mixture. Set this bowl aside.
5. In a large bowl, cream the butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar together. Make sure the butter is at room temperature. These are the wet ingredients.
6. Mix the egg into the wet ingredients.
7. Pour half of the dry ingredients into the bowl of wet ingredients and mix together.
8. Pour half of the milk mixture into the bowl of wet ingredients and mix together.
9. Pour the remaining half of the dry ingredients into the bowl of wet ingredients and mix together.
10. Pour the remaining half of the milk mixture into the bowl of wet ingredients and mix together.
11. In the prepared baking pan, add half of the cake batter and carefully spread it out evenly.
12. Sprinkle half of the cinnamon filling, evenly, on top of the cake batter.
13. Add the remaining half of the cake batter on top of the cinnamon filling and carefully spread out evenly.
14. Sprinkle the remaining half of the cinnamon filling, evenly, on top of the cake batter.
15. Swirl the cinnamon filling into the cake batter. I used a butter knife.
16. Take the bowl of streusel out of the freezer and sprinkle it evenly on top of the cake.
17. Bake the coffee cake in the preheated oven for 55 to 60 minutes or until a pick inserted into the center comes out clean. (It took 60 minutes in my oven.)
18. Let the cake cool a bit before removing it from the pan.

Source: Hummingbird High