Chocolate Chip Coffee Cake

A moist and decadent coffee cake loaded with chocolate chips and topped with a crunchy walnut streusel and sweet sour cream drizzle. Perfect for brunch or dessert.

12 servings
1 hr 40 min

Ingredients

  • 1 spray Nonstick vegetable oil spray
  • 2 large egg whites
  • cup golden brown sugar
  • 1 pinch salt
  • cups coarsely chopped walnuts
  • cups mini semisweet chocolate chips
  • 2 cups cake flour
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1⅛ cups sugar
  • ½ cup unsalted butter
  • 3 large eggs
  • ¾ cup sour cream
  • ¾ cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons sour cream

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1.

    Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350°F. Butter and flour 10-inch-diameter tube pan, then spray with nonstick spray. Mix egg whites, brown sugar, and salt in bowl. Mix in walnuts and 1/4 cup chocolate chips.

    10 min

  2. 2.

    Whisk flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda in medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat sugar and butter in large bowl to blend. Beat in eggs 1 at a time. Stir in flour mixture in 4 additions alternately with sour cream in 3 additions, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Stir in 1 cup chocolate chips.

    15 min

  3. 3.

    Transfer batter to pan; smooth top. Spoon walnut mixture evenly over. Bake cake until tester inserted near center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool in pan on rack 10 minutes. Turn cake out onto rack; invert onto second rack (walnuts should be on top). Cool. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Wrap in plastic.)

    70 min

  4. 4.

    Mix powdered sugar and sour cream in bowl; drizzle over cake.

    5 min