Streusel Cake

One of my favorite things to do when I am at the beach, is to get up early and have a cup of coffee on the balcony and watch the ocean.  Sometimes I read, but nothing can match the feeling of the salt air, the sound of the ocean and the cup of coffee...except for maybe this cake. It's the perfect compliment to those things. This Streusel cake is a MUST for beach trips and early mornings with coffee.  Get that coffee brewing and make this cake right away!

Streusel Cake

Cake Ingredients

½ cup butter, softened

2 eggs

1 tsp. vanilla extract

1 cup sugar

1 cup sour cream

2 cups flour

½ tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. baking powder

Streusel Topping

¼ cup flour

¼ cup sugar

¼ cup light brown sugar, packed

½ tsp. cinnamon

2 Tbs. butter, melted

1/3 cup pecans, chopped (optional)

Make the streusel topping by mixing together the flour, sugars and spices, pecans and melted butter.

Directions

Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour a standard Bundt pan. Mix the streusel ingredients well and set aside. 

Cream butter and sugar together. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Mix in sour cream. Sift together flour, soda and powder and add to the mix. Beat until just combined. Spread half the batter into a greased and floured pan. Sprinkle ¾ of the streusel mix over the batter and the pour the rest of the batter into the pan. Top the cake with the remaining streusel. Bake at 350 for 45 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean or with moist crumbs. Place on cooling rack and then when cool, invert onto a plate.

Drizzle (optional)

2 Tbs. unsalted butter

1 ½ cups powdered sugar, sifted or whisked

Milk (to use as needed)

In a small bowl, sift the powdered sugar. Make the drizzle by melting the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat and stirring until it just starts to go golden brown. Take off the heat and pour into the powdered sugar. Whisk in the milk a tablespoon at a time until it’s thin enough to drizzle. Drizzle over cooled cake.

Make sure you comment! I hope you enjoy!!

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Enjoy your cake!