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 tube cake 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.
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:
In a medium sized bowl, combine the walnuts, mini chocolate chips, sugar and cinnamon together. Set aside while you prepare the cake batter.
What type of pan works best for a coffee cake?
For this coffee cake recipe, I used a 9 inch springform pan. You can also use a traditional tube cake pan, which you would spray with non-stick cooking spray. I have never tried this recipe using a traditional 9X11 baking pan.
Prepare the 9 inch springform pan by lining it with the round cake mat from Silpat. You can also cut out a circle from my favorite Parchment Baking Sheets.
Directions for preparing the cake batter:
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.
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. Add in the eggs, one at a time and beat until smooth.
Add the sour cream and then the vanilla. Mix until everything is combined.
In another bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and baking soda. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the bowl of the wet ingredients. Mix until just combined and set aside while you prepare the streusel topping.
How to put the layers of the cake together:
Pour half of the batter into the bottom of your prepared springform 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 carefully spread the remaining batter over the layer of streusel topping.
Finish sprinkling the remaining streusel topping over the top and bake!
Baking instructions:
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
Chocolate Chip Streusel Coffee Cake with Walnuts - full of chocolate chips, a delicious cinnamon/sugar mixture and of course, plenty of walnuts!
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
- In a medium sized bowl, combine the walnuts, mini chocolate chips, sugar and cinnamon together.
- Set aside while you prepare the cake batter.
How to Prepare the Cake Batter
- 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.
- Add in the eggs, one at a time and beat until smooth.
- Add the sour cream and then the vanilla.
- Mix until everything is combined.
- In another bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and baking soda.
- Slowly add the dry ingredients to the bowl of the wet ingredients.
- Mix until just combined and set aside while you prepare the streusel topping.
How to Put the Cake Together
- 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.
- Sprinkle half of the streusel topping over the first layer of batter.
- Carefully spread the remaining batter over the layer of streusel topping.
- Sprinkle the remaining streusel topping over the top.
- 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: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 466Total Fat: 28gSaturated Fat: 15gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 98mgSodium: 374mgCarbohydrates: 52gFiber: 2gSugar: 30gProtein: 6g
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If making in the tube pan would you put the streusel in first, then batter, so the streusel is on top when you take it out of the pan?
I sent you a personal email Susan regarding your question. I hope you were able to receive it. No matter which pan you use, it’s the same directions for layering the cake batter and streusel topping. Thank you for visiting!
Delicious and tasty recipes like these are always special. Would love to try it this weekend when friends and family are around.
350 or 375. Your recipe states both, depending on where you read????
You’re good! Thanks for catching my mistake. Please bake the cake at 350 as stated on the printable recipe card. I edited the blog post to show the correction in the post as well. Thanks again for visiting!!!
The cake looks fantastic. I’m a sugar free and grain free Baker now, so anything I’d make for Easter would be.
Now this is something I would want to eat for brunch! That topping has it all….I love nuts with my sweets these days. Can’t wait to give this a try!
Thanks Denise. This is really one of our favorite recipes!
I love homemade coffee cakes especially if they have a streusel topping. And the touch of chocolate certainly fills that chocolate craving. I can’t wait to make this recipe. I used to make coffee cakes all the time but I haven’t in years. It’s about time I change that.
Now, this looks like my kind of Streusel recipe. This would be perfect with coffee after dinner.
This is my kind of coffee cake! It looks amazing…it’s great for Easter or any special occasion. It’s my kind of giveaway too! These are pretty sweet prizes.
This is surely my weekend Easter option. Looks super tasty and delicious. My family and friends to grab it all.
Oh wow this is perfect for my guests Easter weekend. Looks like it will do for every occasion! Thank you, visiting from Our Three Peas
Pamela,
Thank you for visiting and for your parties every week.
The classic coffee cake is still the best. Always a hit. Great for brunch, dessert, afternoon treat. Perfect to take along to a potluck too.
Thanks! It really is a great recipe.