Gingerbread Coffee Cake
 
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Difficulty: Easy
Serves: 8 servings
Ingredients
  • For the cake:
  • 1¼ sticks softened butter
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons molasses
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 teaspoons gingerbread spice
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • For the topping:
  • ¾ cup flour
  • ⅔ cup dark brown sugar
  • ½ teaspoon gingerbread spice
  • pinch of salt
  • 5 tablespoons cubed cold butter
Instructions
  1. Beat the softened butter and granulated sugar with a mixer until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Beat in the eggs, molasses, and vanilla.
  2. In a separate bowl, whisk the flour with the gingerbread spice, baking powder, baking soda and salt; beat into the butter mixture in batches, alternating with the sour cream.
  3. Pour into a buttered 9-inch springform pan.
  4. For the topping, mix the flour with the dark brown sugar, gingerbread spice and a pinch of salt; work in the cubed cold butter.
  5. Sprinkle over the batter.
  6. Bake at 350 degrees F until golden brown, 45-50 minutes to 1 hour. Cool.
Recipe by The Amiable Cooks at https://theamiablecooks.com/gingerbread-coffee-cake/