Sourdough Coffee Cake with Lemon and Cardamom – Quick and Easy

A quick and easy Sourdough Discard Recipe for a Rainy Day

This morning I woke up to weather reports for a dreary, cold spring day. I could see the clouds gathering over the mountains and there was a chill breeze in the air. It was going to be one of those rare wet, rainy days in Colorado, a state that has 300+ days of sunshine. I enjoy them because they are so rare. However, I always find I want comfort food on rainy days, like sourdough coffee cake and a cup of tea or coffee.

So, this morning was no exception. It was time to refresh my sourdough starter, so I decided to take the discard and make a comfort food staple, coffee cake. Of course, I had to amp up the flavor of the coffee cake, so I added the organic lemon wallowing on my counter and some cardamom, which pairs well with the lemon. Alas, Lemon-Cardamom Sourdough Coffee Cake – a Quick and Easy Treat recipe was perfect for a rainy day treat.

Why This sourdough cofee cake Recipe Works

This recipe works because the sourdough and lemon are complementary: they are both sour. When the sour flavor is balanced with sweetness and paired with cinnamon and cardamom, you have an explosion of flavor. The flavor is deep because of the cinnamon and cardamom. Yet the flavor is also bright and light from the lemon. Overall, it is a delightful pairing.

Why Is lemon cardamom sourdough coffee cake quick and Easy?

It is quick and easy because you literally mix the topping, mix the wet ingredients, stir in the dry ingredients, top, and bake. Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy, hahaha, pun intended. Even if you are a beginner, you will find success with this recipe. So, don’t hesitate, just jump right in and make it!

Sharing is Caring

Now it’s time to grab a friend or your family and dig in to some of this yummy Lemon-Cardamom Sourdough Coffee Cake. Who could resist this? If you try this recipe please take a photo and post to FB, Twitter or IG and tag @christinasbreadbakes and #breadbakes. I would love to see your bakes! In the meantime, happy baking friends. Bake One Share One; Great Bread for All!

Lemon Cardamom Sourdough Coffee Cake

Christina

This is a recipe for a simple, quick, and easy Lemon-Cardamom Sourdough Coffee Cake using sourdough discard. Makes one 8" x 8" cake, serves nine people.

4.86 from 7 votes

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Course Afternon tea, Breakfast, coffee time, Dessert, Tea Time

Cuisine American

Servings 9

Equipment

• 1 Large Bowl
• 1 Small Bowl
• 1 Whisk
• 1 Spatula
• 1 Digital Metric Scale
• 1 Cake Pan 8×8 in square (20×20 cm)

Ingredients

  

Topping

• 43 g Brown Sugar 1/4 cup packed
• 60 g All Purpose Flour
• 2 T Butter or Margarine
• 1 tsp Cinnamon, ground
• 1 tsp Cardamom ground

Cake

• 140 g Sourdough Starter Discard
• 1 ea Egg, Whole
• 1 ea Egg White
• 2 T Vegetable Oil
• 150 g Vanilla Greek Yogurt or non-dairy substitute
• 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
• 1 Large Organic Lemon, zested and juiced (2 T lemon juice)
• 75 g Granulated Sugar
• 200 g All Purpose Flour
• 1 ¼ tsp Baking Powder
• ¼ tsp Salt

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 350°F / 176°C.
• Prepare the cake pan with spray oil and set aside.

Topping

• Prepare the topping by mixing together the brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, cardamom. Add two tablespoons of butter (or margarine). Use fingers to work the butter into the dry ingredients until crumbly. Set aside.

Cake Batter

• In a large bowl, add sourdough starter discard, egg, egg white, oil, yogurt, vanilla extract, sugar, zest and lemon juice. Whisk together and set aside.
• In a small bowl, mix together all purpose flour, baking powder and salt.
• Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix together until smooth (about 30 hand strokes). No need to use a mixer.
• Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan.
• Sprinkle topping evenly over the cake batter.
• Bake at 350F/176C degrees for 30-35 minutes until a toothpick in the center comes out clean.
• Allow the cake to cool for 30 minutes before serving.

Keyword Coffee Cake, Sourdough Discard Recipe