A Zingerman’s classic and perennially our most popular gift.

The classic American walnut sour cream coffee cake has been our top selling mail order baked good for three decades.

Zingerman’s coffee cake is made without icing. This makes it looks like an oddball compared to most coffee cakes out there. Nothing against icing, but too many times icing is a ruse. It’s an atmospheric distraction. It diverts your attention from the sub par ingredients that make up the land mass below. Plus, for many folks, me included, it’s too sweet.

Our coffee cake has just a hint of sweetness. It’s richly flavored with creamy sour cream from Calder Dairy, spiced Korintje cinnamon from Indonesia, and toasted walnuts. After you eat a slice it lingers in your memory. t’s very impressive and extremely delicious. And it lasts. In theory, a week or two after delivery, wrapped, it’ll still be soft and scrumptious.

Don’t take it from me – here’s what Margaret in San Pedro, California had to say:

“I sent a sour cream coffee cake to a friend, and they served it for Christmas brunch. I got a call yesterday, and with all their guests in the background, they just raved about it. It was the hit of the brunch!”