For a long time I have been scoping out sites, especially the French influenced ones to see if I could find my Mom’s Sour Cream Crumble Coffee Cake. She made it a lot when we were little and then she stopped making it. You know how we make something and then other recipes crowd it out and it falls off the chart, then no one thought to ask about it or write it down so I just thought it was lost forever.
I remember it having a crumble on top and it had sour cream in it. She baked it in a 9×13 pan. She probably did this because it was easy, and there were a lot of mouths to feed, and you could get more slices than a springform pan.
Well, guess what? I found it. And you will never guess where I found it; it was right under my nose all the time. I found it from my idol Ina, The Barefoot Contessa. Only it was in disguise. Ina’s Blueberry Coffeecake minus the blueberry, lemon, and nutmeg, and voila, Mom’s cake. Mom could not have got it from Ina, because Ina would have been in grade school at the time. So I just don’t know the origin.
I vacillated whether to make this as directed or follow my instincts. I fell somewhere in-between. Ina said to make it in a 9-inch pan, but Mom made hers in a 9×13 pan. So I made it like Ina said because I already planned to make other adjustments. I did not want to mess with too many adaptations. I stayed true to the base of the crumble. I made the crumble first and refrigerated it while mixing the cake. I made the base of the cake, but left out the zest, blueberries and nutmeg.
I brought the crumble out of the fridge spread it on a piece of wax paper just to break it into a crumble; then started to cover the top of the cake.
I started to realize this is an inordinate amount of crumble. I ended up only using half. I think you can see by the photos that that is a lot of crumble. I packaged half of the crumble and froze it. I think it will be delish on a berry or plum crumble.
I was very happy to rediscover this recipe. If you have something your Mom makes that you like, you need to memorialize it before it slips away.
Thank you Ina for a great coffee cake recipe. Next time I will try your blueberries with zest and nutmeg, but for now I am thinking of my Mom.
Here is Mom’s favorite poem when she wanted us to do chores and we were trying to find a way out of them she would call us Nell or Fan.
Which Loved Her Best?
Anonymous
“I love you, Mother,” said little John;
Then, forgetting his work, his cap went on.
And he was off to the garden swing,
And left her the water and wood to bring.
“I love you, Mother,” said little Nell;
“I love you better than tongue can tell.”
Then she teased and pouted full half the day,
Till her mother rejoiced when she went to play.
“I love you, Mother,” said little Fan;
“To-day I’ll help you all I can;
How glad I am school doesn’t keep!”
So she rocked the baby till it fell asleep.
Then, stepping softly, she took the broom,
And swept the floor and tidied the room.
Busy and happy all day was she,
Helpful and happy as child could be.
“I love you, Mother,” again they said,
Three little children going to bed.
How do you think that Mother guessed
Which of them really loved her best?
- For the streusel:
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- ⅓ cup light brown sugar, lightly packed
- ¼ pound (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted
- 1⅓ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- For the cake:
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature (3/4 stick)
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 2 extra-large eggs, at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ⅔ cup sour cream
- 1¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- Confectioners' sugar for sprinkling
- For the streusel
- Combine granulated sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a bowl.
- Stir in the melted butter and then the flour. Mix well and set aside.
- For the cake:
- Cream the butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment on high speed for 4 to 5 minutes, until light.
- Reduce the speed to low and 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 speed, add the flour mixture to the batter until just combined.
- Spoon the batter into the prepared pan and spread it out with a knife. With your fingers, crumble the topping evenly over the batter.
- Bake for 40 to 50 minutes, until a cake tester comes out clean.
- Cool completely and serve sprinkled with confectioners' sugar.
- I baked this for 45 minutes.
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Why is it that a simple coffee cake can capture our food memories from our childhood. Your mother’s poem made me smile…I enjoyed your post.
Thanks for visiting Karen. I have been looking for this cake for forever. I think that poem is an old Sunday School lesson, but she pulled the Fan card often. 🙂
I am so happy that you found a recipe for the coffee cake!!! I am lucky – my mother kept a drawer with all of her recipes on 3 x 5 cards organized by type and I love going through the collection and coming across a childhood favorite! These are my favorite kinds of coffee cake – freezing the topping? Brilliant!!!
Thanks for visiting Nancy. I am going to start making up the crumble and freezing from now on. My work is half done.
Your mother’s coffee cake looks like something out of a fine bakery. Not only that, it sounds like she was (is) very wise too! Love that poem!
Perfecto!! love your story and I swear my mom used to make a cake similar to that one…I know she used the old 1950 something Betty Crocker cookbook, which I have sitting proudly on my cookbook shelf! Maybe they got the recipe from there..I’ll have to look.
I love going thru my mom’s old recipe box filled with her handwritten recipes. I always hope that I’ll find a little extra note of some kind to bring just a bit of her back to me!!
Now, I want cake!
This Sour Cream Crumble Coffee Cake looks delicious! I love recipes that remind us of our favorites from loved ones. I am blessed to still have my mother here, so I can still get her recipes. But, there are many from my MIL and my grandmothers who have all passed away, that I may never get right. It doesn’t stop me from trying. Good for you for persevering to find one that was “just like mom used to make.” I love the little poem at the end of the post too. Thanks so much for linking up to our All Things Thursday Blog Hop. You made it even more special by sharing this gem with us. Hope you have a wonderful week.
Blessings,
Nici
First of all, thank you so much for your visit to my tribute that I did about my dear hubby and for your prayers.
I’m so happy that you found the perfect Coffeecake to remind you of your sweet Mom. I loved the darling poem that you shared, too.
Don’t you love it when you finally find a favorite childhood recipe? I am happy that you were able to recreate the cake and the memory. The poem is delightful.
Oh my! This looks like a holiday breakfast to me!! Beautiful picture, too.
Blessings,
Leslie
Thanks so much Leslie.
Yum! That looks absolutely delicious! Pinned it…wondering if I can get my daughter to make it for me!! I don’t like to bake, but I do like to eat! Thanks for linking up with us at LOBS!
I am not sure how old your daughter is, but it is really an easy basic coffee cake. I hope you will try it.
That looks like a great cake – I would definitely love the addition of the blueberries and lemon zest.
Yes, on the blueberries, but this is a basic cake you can gild, or not.
It’s such a wonderful feeling when you unearth a long-lost recipe, isn’t it? So glad you found it. I haven’t had a crumble coffee cake for years–it’s not a typical cake in the UK–but yours looks delicious. Hope you enjoyed every bite!
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So yummy I just had to pin. It would make a great base for other types of fruit based coffee cakes. Wonderful.
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Thank you so much for visiting. Although I have not tried it yet, I am pretty sure you could make all types of adjustments to make your favorite fruit coffee cake since Ina used blueberries. I was just happy to eat it plain.
How wonderful that you were able to replicate your mom’s coffee cake! Yes…good advice to ask for every recipe while you can. I hope you are having a wonderful Labor Day weekend!…hugs…Debbie
Oh you can never have too many crumbs! Here in NY you can barely see the cake, the rest is crumbs.
It looks delicious, good to have a basic recipe, like you said, gild or not.
Your idol Ina, lives out here, I remember her from when she had her store.
She filmed a show at my neighbor TR’s house.
Oh, how lucky you are to live in such a wonderful area. I really love Ina’s recipes. She makes me think I can cook, but I know I owe it to her tried and true recipes.
I love crumble muffins and cakes. This recipe sounds so very good! Thanks for sharing it with us.
Big Texas Hugs,
Susan and Bentley
I love the poem. I have never heard it before. So enlightening.
So glad you figured out that this was mom’s recipe sans a few things. Your coffee cake looks and sounds delish and your advise is on point. I am going to check out some of my mom’s recipes and make sure I have my favorites.
xoGinger
Ginger, I think the poem is an old Sunday School lesson for very small children. Thanks for stopping by.
This looks amazing! Thank you for sharing! I would love for you to stop by and link up to Heavenly Achievements! It goes live every Monday! http://heavenlysavings.net/2013/09/heavenly-achievements-week-1-craft-recipe-diy-link-up/
Thank you so much for the invitation.
Thank you so much for sharing your awesome recipe with Full Plate Thursday. Hope you have had a great weekend and have a fabulous week.
Come Back Soon!
Miz Helen
I can imagine that the sour cream makes this just so moist and delicious, So happy that you found the recipe. I am pinning it and I loved the little poem! Thanks for sharing with SYC.
hugs,
Jann
This sounds sooooooooooo good. Thanks for the recipe. Thanks tons for linking to Inspire Me. Hugs, Marty
Hi Ms. Lemon… I just popped over following your link over at Susan’s Between Naps on the Porch Monday Metamorphosis and would like to extend an invitation to participate in my Patisserie Tuesday linky party. Your sour cream crumble coffee cake looks oh so yummy and it would be wonderful to have your cake added to the party! Please let your baking friends know as well since the more the merrier 😀
Hugs and happy baking,
Beth P
http://elisabetpollock.blogspot.com
Thank you so much for the invitation, I’ll be right over.
It still disappoints me that I don’t get your posts.
I don’t want to Google + at the moment:) Too much info:)
Is there any other way since the emails don’t come?
Great looking cake and cute poem..
Awesome post! I would love for you to link up and share at the TGIF Link Party happening now at APeekIntoMyParadise.blogspot.com. You just might be featured next week!
Have a terrific week!
Cathy
This is a beautiful cake!! Pinning it. My mom has a chocolate Chip cookie recipe that I love but I have it clearly written down with all her tricks so we don’t ever lose it.
Thanks for much for linking it up to Saturday Dishes. We are thrilled to have you and hope you continue to link up.
I hope you will make this cake, it is so easy. It is great to take to a gathering.