Oh yes, Ashley! Let’s celebrate Foodie Friday with something cozy, sweet, and irresistibly Hungarian: the Budapest Coffee Cake 🇭🇺 — soft, spiced, and perfect with a hot drink! ☕️🍰
This isn’t just your average coffee cake. This is the kind of dessert you’d imagine being served in a quaint Budapest café, with hints of walnut, cinnamon, and a rich buttery crumb.
🇭🇺 Budapest Coffee Cake
A Hungarian-style coffee cake with a cinnamon-walnut swirl and a soft, buttery base. Moist, aromatic, and made for sharing over coffee or tea.
🧺 Ingredients
For the Cake Batter:
- ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup sour cream or plain Greek yogurt
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- Pinch of salt
For the Filling:
- ½ cup chopped walnuts
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
For the Topping (optional but divine):
- Powdered sugar for dusting
- Or a quick glaze (½ cup powdered sugar + 1 tbsp milk)
👩🍳 Instructions
1. Prep & Preheat
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Grease and flour a 9-inch round or square baking pan.