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A buttery, moist sour cream coffee cake with ribbons of cinnamon-walnut streusel throughout — made with Jaca (allulose) instead of sugar for all the sweetness with zero glycemic impact. Adapted from Taste of Home.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 4 cups Jaca sugar (replaces 2 cups sugar at 2x ratio)
- 4 large eggs, room temperature
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups sour cream
- 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
- ½ cup chopped walnuts
- 1½ cups Jaca sugar (for streusel) (replaces ¾ cup sugar at 2x ratio)
Sweetener Used
5½ cups Jaca sugar total Allulose
Replaces: 2¾ cups sugar
Instructions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 350°F. Grease a 10-inch tube pan (or bundt pan) thoroughly.
- 2
In a large bowl, cream together 1 cup softened butter and 4 cups Jaca sugar until light and fluffy, about 5–7 minutes with an electric mixer.
- 3
Add the 4 eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the vanilla extract.
- 4
In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt.
- 5
Add the dry mixture to the butter mixture alternately with the sour cream, beating just enough after each addition to keep the batter smooth. Do not overmix — this keeps the cake tender.
- 6
In a small bowl, stir together the cinnamon, chopped walnuts, and 1½ cups Jaca sugar for the streusel filling.
- 7
Spoon one-third of the batter into the prepared pan. Sprinkle one-third of the cinnamon-walnut streusel over the batter. Repeat these layers two more times.
- 8
Bake for 60–65 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- 9
Cool in the pan for 15 minutes, then carefully invert onto a wire rack to cool completely. This is a Jaca-adjusted healthier version — all the classic coffee cake sweetness with zero sugar.
Pro Tips
- Make sure your butter and eggs are at room temperature — cold ingredients will cause the batter to curdle.
- Don't skip greasing the tube pan well. Jaca caramelizes and can stick more than regular sugar.
- This cake is even better the next day as the flavors develop overnight. Store covered at room temperature.
- Swap walnuts for pecans if you prefer, or omit nuts entirely for a nut-free version.