If you’re on the hunt for a Christmas treat your neighbors and friends are sure to love, you absolutely have to try this recipe for sour cream swirl bread!

coffee cake swirl bread

I discovered this recipe over 18 years ago when my husband’s grandmother gifted me a wonderful little Betty Crocker cookbook for new brides. It was full of fun recipes I still make to this day, like my favorite country loaf bread and this delicious honey whole wheat recipe.

Sour Cream Swirl Bread

These sour cream swirl bread loaves are sweet with a deliciously crispy texture on the outside and moist cake texture on the inside. The batter has a creamy vanilla flavor which pairs perfectly with the brown sugar and cinnamon swirl throughout. My kids always come back for seconds and thirds when I make it!

Variations for Sour cream swirl bread

You can make this coffee cake in a bundt cake pan, or into two loaves (I’ll link may very favorite loaf pans here), or even in a muffin/cupcake pan if you’d like! I like to allow the cake to fully cool before wrapping to share. You can wrap it in cellophane and add a bow, or simply cover with cling-wrap and put a little sticker tag on it to gift to someone.

Sour Cream Swirl Bread

Ingredient list:

  • Granulated sugar
  • Butter
  • Vanilla extract
  • Eggs
  • All-purpose flour
  • Baking powder
  • Baking soda
  • Salt
  • Sour Cream

Brown Sugar Filling and glaze

  • Brown sugar
  • Chopped nuts (optional)
  • Cinnamon
  • Powered sugar
  • Vanilla extract
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Sour Cream Swirl Bread (2 loaves)

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Ingredients

  • 3 Cups All purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 Teaspoons Baking Powder
  • 1 1/2 Teaspoons Baking soda
  • 3/4 Teaspoon Salt
  • 1 1/2 Cups Sugar
  • 3/4 Cup Softened butter
  • 1 1/2 Cups Sour cream
  • 2 Teaspoons Vanilla extract
  • 3 Large Eggs

Brown Sugar swirl filling

  • 1/2 Cup Packed light brown sugar
  • 1/2 Cup Finely chopped nuts (optional)
  • 1 1/2 Teaspoons Cinnamon

Vanilla glaze

  • 1/2 Cup Powdered Sugar
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Vanilla
  • 2-3 Teaspoons Milk
  • Heavy Cream to make extra creamy (optional)

Instructions

  • Heat oven to 350°
    Make brown sugar filling and set aside.
    Beat sugar, butter, vanilla and eggs. Alternate adding sour cream and dry ingredients until all combined. If you're making a bundt cake, spread 1/3 of batter then sprinkle with brown sugar filling. Repeat twice. If making 2 loaves, spread about 1 1/2 cups of batter, then sprinkle with brown sugar filling and repeat once.
    Bake bundt cake about 1 hour, and loaf pans about 45-50 minutes or until toothpick tests clean.
    Cool 10 minutes and remove from pans to cool on a wire rack. Add vanilla glaze.
    This is delicious served warm but its perfect to cool, wrap and share with a neighbor!
Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Sour Cream Swirl Bread

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We love this bread so much! It is delicious all year long but we especially love it at Christmas time. I call it “Santa Claus sour cream swirl bread” and tell the kids this is what Mrs Claus makes Santa on Christmas Eve. I love little holiday traditions and making memories with baking is one of my favorite things to do!

Sour Cream Swirl Bread

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