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Sour Cream Coffee Cake Minis

December 23, 2015 By Jelli 29 Comments

Because heirloom family recipes should be shared among friends.

Because coffee has a new best friend.

Because these posh sour cream coffee cake minis are petite and perfect for two.

Because Baby, it’s cold outside and you need some cinnamon sugary goodness to warm you heart and soul.Sour-Cream-Coffee-Cake-Minis--jellibeanjournals

Share the cinnamony, buttery coffee cake love in pint-size loaves with your friends and family by baking a batch of sour cream coffee cake mini loaves this holiday season or just because. Let’s face it, dessert minis are just plain cute and nobody has to know if you devour the entire cake by yourself.

Sour Cream Coffee Cake Minis I’ve shared my mouthwatering recipe for coffee cake recipe before, and this treasured family recipe, passed down from my Great Uncle Jim deserves paparazzi staking out the oven, it’s so tasty. This holiday season, we’re baking sour cream coffee cake in mini loaf pans to package up and share.

holiday ribbonPack the cinnamon sugar-topped cakes in colorful cellophane wraps or traditional parchment paper and tie on a pretty ribbon to make the perfect handmade gift for your coworkers and neighbors.

You could also bake a handful of mini loaves, eat a few today and save the rest for later. They freeze beautifully and make a handy snack when unexpected visitors stop by.

Sour Cream Coffee Cake Minis-2Sour Cream Coffee Cake Mini Loaves

makes 10-3.28 x 2.5″mini loaves

Head over to Live Laugh Rowe where I’m sharing the mini coffee cakes recipe today or click over to read the original coffee cake recipe to bake up 2- 8″ round coffee cakes.

For more sweet treat goodness, follow my Droolworthy Desserts Pinterest board now!

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If you love pairing up ordinary coffee or your own homemade specialty coffees with buttery baked goods, rest assured that these treats are also sure to please!:

fig walnut streusel coffee cake | jellibeanjournals.comFig Walnut Streusel Coffee Cake

Spiced Carrot Muffins- Jellibeanjournals.comWholesome Spiced Carrot Muffins

red lobster biscuits-3Copycat Red Lobster Garlic Cheese Biscuits

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: breakfast, Cake, Quick breads

About Jelli

Jelli is a blogging veteran and avid baker who’s been selling sweets to feed her chocolate addiction for 8+ years. When the polka dotted apron’s hanging up, she’s a full-time mama to three kidlets enjoying the crazy days of motherhood and pumping out brownie recipes from her sunny Costa Rican kitchen.

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Comments

  1. valmg @ From Val's Kitchen says

    January 26, 2016 at 8:42 am

    I love coffee cake, with or without coffee. The biggest problem with these is I do believe I’d want to eat them all myself!

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    • Jelli says

      January 26, 2016 at 1:43 pm

      Val, I think we’re on the same page. My biggest problem with loving to bake is loving to eat it ALL. My husband always jokes with friends about how I refuse to share desserts with him ;).

      Reply
  2. Travel Blogger says

    January 26, 2016 at 9:51 am

    I am a sucker for pastries! I am going to have to make that coffee cake. It looks awesome!

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  3. Liz Mays says

    January 26, 2016 at 2:12 pm

    I’d love to make some of these treats. They’d be so nice as morning treats. They look so cute wrapped up like that!

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    • Jelli says

      January 26, 2016 at 3:43 pm

      Thanks so much, Liz. I do love noshing on coffee cake for breakfast or for a morning coffee break. Sure, it’s probably not as healthy as what I should be snacking on, but hey, that’s how I roll sometimes.

      Reply
  4. Miranda (Anosa) says

    January 26, 2016 at 3:33 pm

    Baby it really is cold outside lol, these minis look so delicious and so yummy. I need something this sweet.

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  5. Michele D says

    January 26, 2016 at 3:56 pm

    Coffee Cake is my down fall. I love them! Could eat them all day long. So good!

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  6. Amanda says

    January 26, 2016 at 4:59 pm

    OMG these look absolutely amazing! Too bad that I wouldn’t be able to stop at one….and you’re totally right. My coffee always needs a sweet treat buddy in the morning, no matter what my diet says.

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    • Jelli says

      January 26, 2016 at 7:46 pm

      Yep, my coffee needs a sweet treat. Lately I’ve been pairing it with graham crackers, but I sure do make exceptions for things like these mini coffee cakes. Thanks, Amanda, for taking a few minutes out of your busy day to stop by.

      Reply
  7. Angelic Sinova says

    January 26, 2016 at 5:07 pm

    Oh my, those coffee cake minis looks so yummy! I LOVE coffee (it’s how I start every morning off) and coffee cakes so much <3

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  8. Chantal says

    January 26, 2016 at 8:58 pm

    What an adorable way to make coffee cake! I could easily eat a tray of these to myself – coffee cake is the yummiest! Love how you have wrapped them.

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  9. Jaime Nicole says

    January 26, 2016 at 9:33 pm

    This looks like something I need to try out very soon. I can’t wait to enjoy the aroma let alone the taste of this! Thank you for sharing!

    Reply
  10. Kiwi says

    January 27, 2016 at 5:11 am

    Such a pretty presentation! I definitely would love to sample this!

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  11. Heather | All Roads Lead to the Kitchen says

    January 27, 2016 at 7:29 am

    I am a complete sucker for sour cream coffee cake with a thick streusel – makes me weak in the knees! Making individual-ish portions in a mini loaf tin is such a great idea, I love it.

    Reply
  12. ashley says

    January 27, 2016 at 8:57 am

    Oh yum! These sound and look delicious. They’d be perfect to make for when we have company that head out for the day to explore the area 🙂

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  13. XmasDolly says

    January 27, 2016 at 3:19 pm

    Mmmmmmmm Now after I stop drooling all over the place…. I have got to try this recipe. I never knew how to make coffee cake, but I look at your pictures and all I see is CALORIES. Going to have to figure a way to make a low calorie coffee cake… is there such a thing???

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    • Jelli says

      January 27, 2016 at 10:03 pm

      I’m sure there is a lighter way to make coffee cake, but when I indulge, it go all IN! Hope you find a way to enjoy this treat soon.

      Reply
  14. Bites for Babies says

    January 27, 2016 at 9:06 pm

    I have to try those Red Lobster biscuits (even though I no longer eat dairy or gluten!). They used to be my favourite!!! I’ll just have to indulge this one time…

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  15. vidya sudarsan says

    January 27, 2016 at 11:54 pm

    I’m kinda addicted to the coffee cakes they sell at starbucks. I’m glad to see your recipe, and I should make this at home to save some money! It looks delicious.

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    • Jelli says

      January 28, 2016 at 6:54 pm

      Ooh! I had no idea that Starbucks even had coffee cake. (Can you tell how much I go in, though I really do love their drinks?) Let’s make a deal: you try baking these coffee cake minis at home and I’ll go try Starbuck’s version?!

      Reply
      • vidya sudarsan says

        January 28, 2016 at 7:32 pm

        ha! deal! I will come back and give you my feedback 🙂
        Starbucks calls them lowfat coffee cake.. but I don’t think it is really low fat :/

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        • Jelli says

          January 31, 2016 at 8:46 am

          I walked into Starbucks yesterday and they didn’t have coffee cake. Boo. Not sure if they carry it here in Costa Rica, but I will keep looking!

          Reply
  16. Ron Leyba says

    January 28, 2016 at 5:57 am

    Looks really yummy! I so love this. Thanks for the recipe.

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  17. Ana says

    January 28, 2016 at 2:42 pm

    Sour cream cakes are the best!!! And the mini version looks super cute and delicious! Thanks for sharing the recipe | http://carmelapop.com

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    • Jelli says

      January 28, 2016 at 6:49 pm

      So happy to share foods that make my lips curl! Hope you give these coffee cake minis a try soon, Ana. Thanks so much for popping over today.

      Reply
  18. Adrienne says

    January 31, 2016 at 4:14 pm

    This all looks so delicious! Those copycat biscuits from Red Lobster!! Ahh! How on earth did you get them to look exactly like the restaurant??

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    • Jelli says

      February 1, 2016 at 8:44 pm

      Thanks so much for the kind words! Actually, getting the Red Lobster biscuits to look like the restaurant’s was as simple as topping them with garlic butter and sprinkling with parsley. So so good!

      Reply
  19. tina says

    December 11, 2018 at 4:31 pm

    I think there is a break in your links.. is the recipe for the mini’s the same as the 2 round? if so how long do we cook the mini’s?

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    • Jelli says

      January 6, 2019 at 7:54 pm

      Sorry about that! This is an older post and I honestly don’t remember how long I bake these. I’d guess the mini’s would be done in around 25-30 mins.

      Reply

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