Sunday, February 28, 2010

Chocolate Chip Coffee Cake





I've been baking like crazy recently. You have noooo idea. I baked six different things last night for my boyfriend's nieces' birthday party today. They're growing up so fast! I have a lot to live up to at every one of the boy's family events now... Since I brought baked goods the first time I met everyone, I'm kind of expected to bring them for the rest of my life. I've designated myself as the dessert girl without purposely doing so. Hahaha, I don't mind.. I actually love it! Being able to bake Costco amounts of food and having it all be eaten in a day makes me feel great. Plus, my boyfriend has an amazing family and they're well worth the effort.

This recipe comes from Pete Bakes and is uh-mazing. Recipes that come from the family and passed down are always the best. Also, it's from a boy that bakes! How presh is that?! Do you have any idea how hard they are to find? As much as I love my boyfriend, he can barely boil water if his life depended on it. Boys that can cook, let alone bake, are rare to come by. Trust me. Also, trust me when I say that this recipe truly rocks. It's moist, light, and pleasantly sweet.
  • 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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11 comments:

Anonymous said...

I'm the first to comment!!! I'm copying this right now and gonna make it tonight. Looks good as does all your recipes and photos Kim. Luv, Karyn

Anonymous said...

You have got to post some photos of your goodies you made for your nieces!!! Are they twins? ... OK, now I'm off to make this coffeecake. ... Karyn

luna_pixie said...

looks delish! i just have 1 question.. if it's a coffee cake - where does the coffee come in? just wanna make sure i make it right.. looks sooo yummy! <3

Smitten Sugar said...

Wow this looks good, I might have to make this tonight and bring it to work in the morning! Delish!

Kim said...

anon- no they're not twins-- one was born in feb and the other in dec so they had a joint bday to make it easier. (they turned 4 and 1)

luna- it's called coffee cake because you typically eat it with coffee, not because there's coffee in it. hope that helps!

Daisy said...

First of all, fantastic recipe. It looks absolutely delicious and I love that it's not too complicated to make.

Secondly, I do have a question...

"2. cream butter, 1 cup white sugar, and eggs. add the sour cream, vanilla and water." What did you mean by "cream butter"? Do you mean just mix these ingredients?


Sorry, I'm kind of big on following directions to the dot and I want to make sure I understand what you meant.

Thanks for this!

Anonymous said...

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/a_dime_a_dozen

Kim said...

daisy- creaming butter means to mix the butter & ingredients until they are well blended-- kind of looking like cream. Basically, it's mixing it until you can't tell that there are two/three ingredients in it, just one. hope that made some sense.

anon- haha oops, my bad. for some reason, i always thought it meant the opposite. fixed, thanks!

Madhura Manoj said...

looks great...

Kate said...

This looks fabulous! Can't wait to bake it and try it!

Christine said...

I've made this cake twice for work potlucks and gotten compliments each time. Thanks for sharing. This is a great cake and easy to make.