Sour Cream Coffee Cake (OR Lemon Poppy Seed)

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    one 9 in

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Zingerman's Bakehouse

By Amy Emberling

Published 2017

  • About

This is our most popular coffee cake and possibly our most popular sweet item. It is adored as a daily treat and is definitely a Deli standard. Many Ann Arborites enjoy it regularly and send it to friends and family all over the country for holiday gifts.

Our cake is unassuming in appearance yet deeply satisfying in flavor. As you can see, it’s full of tasty fat—half a pound of butter, half a pound of sour cream, and three whole eggs—which yields a mellow and moist cake crumb. Contr