Chocolate Chip Coffee Cake with Streusel Topping and Walnuts

Chocolate Chip Coffee Cake with Streusel Topping and Walnuts is everything a coffee cake should be – full of chocolate chips, a delicious cinnamon/sugar streusel mixture and of course, plenty of walnuts. This cake is best served room temperature with a cup of piping hot coffee…or tea for me! 

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I was thrilled with how well the Silpat’s 8″ inch Round Mat worked with this recipe. I used it in the bottom of a spring form pan and the cake did not stick at all to the pan!  You can also use a traditional cake tube pan for this recipe. 

Chocolate Chip Coffee Cake 

This is a family recipe that’s been made over and over and over again for 30 plus years. I first tasted this recipe for Chocolate Chip Coffee Cake when the assistant pastor’s wife at our church, Cheryl, made it for us.

I’m not even sure what the occasion was, but we all loved the cake from the very first bite and quickly asked Cheryl to share the recipe, which she did and now I’m sharing it with you! 

Helpful Kitchen Tools

• Silpat 8-inch Round Mat
• 9 – inch spring form pan or a Traditional Tube Cake Pan
• White Scraper – this is my favorite from Pampered Chef, but you can also purchase it on Amazon. 

How to Make Chocolate Chip Coffee Cake 

Ingredients for the Cake Batter:

• 2 sticks butter; softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup sour cream
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 3 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp vanilla

Ingredients for the  Streusel Topping:

• 1/2 cups walnuts
• 1 bag (12 ounces) mini chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 tsp cinnamon

Directions for the Streusel Topping and Filling: 

1. In a medium sized bowl, combine the walnuts, mini chocolate chips, sugar and cinnamon together.
2. Set aside while you prepare the cake batter.

Directions for the Cake Batter:

1. In a large bowl using an electric mixer or your Kitchen Aid mixer, cream together the 2 sticks butter and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy.
2. Add in the eggs, one at a time and beat until smooth.
3. Add the sour cream and then the vanilla.
4. Mix until everything is combined.
5. In another bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and baking soda.
6. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the bowl of the wet ingredients.
7. Mix until just combined and set aside while you prepare the streusel topping.

How to Put the Cake Together:

1. Pour half of the batter into the bottom of your prepared spring form pan.
2. Sprinkle half of the streusel topping over the first layer of batter.
3. Carefully spread the remaining batter over the layer of streusel topping.
4. Sprinkle the remaining streusel topping over the top.
5. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 45 to 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Let’s Get Baking!

Prepare the 9-inch spring form pan by lining it with the round cake mat from Silpat. OR you can use or traditional tube cake pan, which you would spray with non-stick cooking spray. 

This is a traditional coffee cake batter meaning it’s a little stiffer than a regular cake batter. But it still produces a creamy and delicious coffee cake.  

How to Put the Cake Together

Pour half of the batter into the bottom of your prepared spring form pan and spread it around to cover the bottom of the pan. 

Sprinkle half of the streusel topping over the first layer of batter and then spread the remaining batter over the layer of streusel topping.

Finish sprinkling the remaining streusel topping over the top and bake! 

How to Bake Chocolate Chip  Coffee Cake 

Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 45 to 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Look how beautiful! 

I like to sprinkle the top of the cake with powdered sugar after it’s cooled. 

Chocolate Chip Streusel Coffee Cake with Walnuts

Yield: 1 cake

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 45 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes

Chocolate Chip Streusel Coffee Cake with Walnuts - full of chocolate chips, a delicious cinnamon/sugar mixture and of course, plenty of walnuts!

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Ingredients

Cake Ingredients

• 2 sticks butter; softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup sour cream
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 3 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp vanilla

Streusel Topping Ingredients

• 1/2 cups walnuts
• 1 bag (12 ounces) mini chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 tsp cinnamon

Instructions

How to Prepare the Streusel Topping

1. In a medium sized bowl, combine the walnuts, mini chocolate chips, sugar and cinnamon together.
2. Set aside while you prepare the cake batter.

How to Prepare the Cake Batter

1. In a large bowl using an electric mixer or your Kitchen Aid mixer, cream together the 2 sticks butter and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy.
2. Add in the eggs, one at a time and beat until smooth.
3. Add the sour cream and then the vanilla.
4. Mix until everything is combined.
5. In another bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and baking soda.
6. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the bowl of the wet ingredients.
7. Mix until just combined and set aside while you prepare the streusel topping.

How to Put the Cake Together

1. Pour half of the batter into the bottom of your prepared 9 inch spring form pan or traditional cake tube pan and spread it around to cover the bottom of the pan. 
2. Sprinkle half of the streusel topping over the first layer of batter.
3. Carefully spread the remaining batter over the layer of streusel topping.
4. Sprinkle the remaining streusel topping over the top.
5. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 45 to 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Notes

NOTE: I usually use a traditional cake tube pan for this recipe. I have had one incident of the cake collapsing when I used the spring form pan.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield: 12 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 466 Total Fat: 28g Saturated Fat: 15g Trans Fat: 1g Unsaturated Fat: 10g Cholesterol: 98mg Sodium: 374mg Carbohydrates: 52g Fiber: 2g Sugar: 30g Protein: 6g

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