Squirrel Bakes: Cinnamon Chocolate Chip Coffee Cake

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Yeah that's right you can eat chocolate in the morning. this coffee cake is amazing, it is a combination of cinnamon toast crunch, a moist yellow cake, and slightly melted chocolate chips. what more can you dream for in a coffee cake, oh I know, it is also pretty quick and easy to make! 1/2 cup unsalted butter at room temperature2 cups granualted sugar3 eggs, seperated1 and 1/2 tsp vanilla 2 cups sour cream3 cups all-purpose flour1 tsp baking powder1 and 1/2 tsp baking soda12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips1 tsp cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix cinnamon and 1/2 cup sugar in small bowl and set aside. Cream butter and 1 and 1/2 cups sugar in large bowl, then slowly add in egg yolks and vanilla. In a separate bowl sift together flour, baking soda, and baking powder. Add sour cream and flour mixture into the butter mixture alternating till completely mixed. Beat egg whites to stiff peaks, then fold into batter with spatula.

In a greased 13 x 9 pan pour a little more than half of batter into pan. Sprinkle half of cinnamon-sugar mixture and half of chocolate chips. Repeat with remaining ingredients. Bake for 40-45 minutes or until tester comes out clean. Serve warm.

One thing I want to say that I feel is important is... sifting counts! Before I started reading the numerous baking blogs I subscribe to, I never sifted my flour/sugar in recipes. It really does make a difference in the texture of whatever it is your making, this is because it removes all lumps and allows the wet ingredients to combine better with the flour/sugar that you are sifting. You also want to measure after you sift because the ingredients will measure differently, unless your recipes are based on weight. I made the mistake of buying a squeeze handle sifter, this worked great for the first few times. Then I couldn't get the darn thing clean, there was flour stuck between the screens and I ended up tossing it out. thanks to Brown Eyed Baker, Michelle's recommendation I plan on buying this strainer and using it as my sifter before I bake again.

I will be making this cake again, anyone want to come visit so I have an excuse?

Squirrel Bakes: Cinnamon Chocolate Chip Coffee Cake

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