My brother in law Austen got me a great baking cookbook for Christmas last year and over the weekend I decided to make coffee cake. Yum! While it was baking, the whole house smelled like a cinnamon-filled bakery. I brought it into work and it was quickly eaten. Such a treat in the morning. The cardamom was a really nice subtle spice.
Ingredients:
For Streusel
1/4 cup light brown sugar
1/2 cup flour
1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp fine sea salt
3/4 cup chopped pecans (optional)
3 tbsp cold unsalted butter, cut into cubes
For the Cake
2 1/2 cups cake flour (not self rising)
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp fine sea salt
1/4 tsp ground cardamom
12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
3 large eggs, at room temperature
1 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
1 1/4 cups sour cream
