May 17th, 2008

chocolate chip coffee cake

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what makes a coffee cake a coffee cake? well, either it’s got coffee in it (this one doesn’t, but looking back, it would be a great idea. however i do have an upcoming recipe that contains coffee - prepare yourselves, it’s amazing), or, it’s just a cake that you eat with coffee, probably with breakfast or brunch. it’s usually spiced with cinnamon (check) and got a sort of streusel (check).

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except this one is chock full of chocolate chips (A LOT of chocolate chips). the cake itself come out super light and fluffy and it couldn’t be simpler to make. this is a great cake to slice up into bite sized pieces for a brunch, or you could do what i do - get a giant glass of milk, a few forks and dig right into the pan.

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coffee cake 2chocolate chip coffee cake
another recipe handed down from my mom, who’s made this more times than i can remember.

1 stick butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/3 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 cup sour cream
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp water
2 cups flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
6 oz chocolate chips

1. mix 1/2 cup white sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, chocolate chips.

2. cream butter, 1 cup white sugar, and eggs. add the sour cream, vanilla and water.

3. in a separate bowl, mix flour, baking powder and soda. combine into the wet ingredients.

4. pour half of the batter into a greased and floured 9×13 inch pan. sprinkle half of the cinnamon, sugar and chocolate chip mixture on the batter. pour in the rest of the batter and top with the rest of the cinnamon, sugar and chip mix.

5. bake at 350 F for 30 minutes. let it cool for at least an hour before cutting into it, or the chocolate chips will be too melty and it will be hard to get out of the pan.


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21 comments so far ↓

  1. brilynn | May 18, 2008 at 10:14 am

    I could go for a slice of that right now, it looks great!

  2. mimi | May 18, 2008 at 10:56 am

    this looks delish! i actually think i am going to make it right now …

  3. natalie | May 18, 2008 at 11:02 am

    ohhh yummy!! thanks for sharing this, i’ll definitely have to try this one day!

  4. PaniniKathy | May 18, 2008 at 1:00 pm

    Dessert at breakfast - I love it!! This sounds like something I’d find myself nibbling at all day long :-)

  5. Lauren | May 18, 2008 at 7:30 pm

    I just am baking this right now… I must say i am really excited to try it! One question though, my batter wasn’t very pourable and it was tough to get the upper layer spread out with a spoon. Do you think this is because I halved the recipe? Perhaps I should have added a bit more water? Thanks for the recipe though!!!!

  6. petebakes | May 18, 2008 at 8:22 pm

    @Lauren - getting the batter evenly spread can be a little tricky. instead of pouring, you might try putting globs of batter in each corner and in the center of the pan, and spreading them together with a spatula. good luck!

  7. Cakespy | May 18, 2008 at 8:23 pm

    Wow-eee! That sounds delicious. The best time of day for cake is breakfast for sure!

  8. michelle @ TNS | May 18, 2008 at 8:55 pm

    i want a big ol’ hunk of this and a cafe latte RIGHT NOW, PLEASE.

  9. Amanda | May 18, 2008 at 9:08 pm

    I made a cake like this a couple months back from a Rachael Ray magazine (random place eh?) and it was so good. I mean good enough to eat right out of the pan. By the chunks. Without silverware… Talk about a glorious sugar coma :)

  10. Patricia Scarpin | May 19, 2008 at 7:17 am

    This is so sinful. I want a big slice, please! :)

  11. Elaine | May 19, 2008 at 10:57 am

    Oh, that looks so good! I’ll have to try it. Thanks.

  12. Susan | May 19, 2008 at 11:26 am

    this looks fantastic. i think i’m going to make this tonight.

  13. Indigo | May 19, 2008 at 1:53 pm

    Okay, this just looks TOO good. Saving this!

  14. Marta | May 25, 2008 at 8:50 am

    It looks delicious! I must try it but I have a doubt - Could you please tell me how much is a stick of butter in grams? Thanks

  15. petebakes | May 25, 2008 at 10:13 am

    @Marta - one stick of butter is about 113 grams. enjoy!

  16. miriam | Jun 7, 2008 at 9:39 pm

    your site is great—-beautiful pictures—i was wondering–do you ever bake gluten free? do you ever us agave nectar as a sweetener? unfortunately i can’t use regular flour and i try to stay away from sugar. the danishes look fantastic.

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  18. Cathy C | Jul 30, 2008 at 3:31 pm

    Ok - I think I love you~! This looks great and will be made as soon as I can stomach turning on the oven (too hot)

    Cheers
    Cathy
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  19. Chris | Oct 2, 2008 at 3:34 pm

    Absolutely delicious! The batter was a little–okay, very–hard to spread in the pan, but it all worked out in the end. A lot of people said it was the best thing I had ever baked!! :-)

  20. Thomas | Nov 9, 2008 at 4:44 pm

    im in 8th grade and i made this in cooking class its so rich and delicious

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