Coffee Cake Recipe
This coffee cake recipe is SO yummy with the cinnamon sugar-y, crunchy pecan streusel and smothered in a sweet, warm, maple-y glaze!
Servings: 9 pieces
Calories: 571kcal
Ingredients
Streusel
- ¼ cup all purpose flour
- ¼ cup rolled oats
- ½ cup pecan pieces
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup brown sugar packed
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- ½ cup unsalted butter melted
Coffee Cake
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter room temperature
- ⅔ cup brown sugar packed
- 2 large egg yolks room temperature
- ⅔ cup buttermilk room temperature
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Maple Glaze
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- pinch salt
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter melted and cooled
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ cup maple syrup room temperature
- ½ - 1 tablespoon milk optional (use if you want a thinner glaze)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease an 8x8 inch pan with cooking spray.
Streusel
- Whisk together dry ingredients.
- Stir in the melted butter until well combined. Set aside.
Coffee Cake
- Whisk together dry ingredients. Set aside.
- Cream together butter and sugar until fluffy, about 1 - 2 minutes.
- Stir in eggs, milk, and vanilla.
- Stir in dry ingredients. Be sure to not over mix or you'll end up with tough cake.
- Spread 1/2 of the batter into prepared pan.
- Sprinkle top with 1/2 streusel.
- Top with the rest of the batter and then top that with the rest of the streusel.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 20 - 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
- Let cool.
Maple Glaze
- Whisk together all ingredients until well combined.
- Top cake with glaze and serve warm or at room temperature.
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Notes
The batter is THICK - just take your time when you're spreading it out. :)
Nutrition
Serving: 1large piece | Calories: 571kcal | Carbohydrates: 76g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 102mg | Sodium: 230mg | Potassium: 244mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 48g | Vitamin A: 85IU | Calcium: 113mg | Iron: 2.1mg
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