Sourdough Discard Coffee Cake

5 from 32 votes

This sourdough discard coffee cake is so easy to make. It is sweet, delicious, and the perfect way to use your discard!

Prep Time10

Cook Time35

Total Time45

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Calories: 294kcal

Cost: $5

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9 inch baking dish.
In a large mixing bowl combine your dry ingredients (flour, sugar, brown sugar, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg). Stir well with a large spoon.
1 cup all purpose flour, ½ cup sugar, ¼ cup brown sugar, ½ teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
Next, add in your wet ingredients and mix well with a hand mixer.
1 cup sourdough starter, ⅓ cup vegetable oil, 1 large egg, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Pour the batter into the baking dish. Stir in nuts (these are optional).
⅓ cup pecans or walnuts
Next, in a medium bowl combine the ingredients for the topping (brown sugar, butter, cinnamon, and flour). Use a pastry cutter or two forks to combine and press into the ingredients until the topping is pea sized.
⅓ cup brown sugar, ¾ teaspoon cinnamon, 3 tablespoons butter, 1 ½ tablespoons all purpose flour
Sprinkle the topping over the batter and bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean from the middle of the cake.

Nutritional information is an estimate only.