PECAN-STREUSEL COFFEE CAKE

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Provided by Abigail Johnson Dodge

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Yield Makes 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 17

Streusel:
2/3 cup (packed) dark brown sugar
2/3 cup all purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, melted, cooled slightly
1/2 cup pecans, toasted , coarsely chopped
Cake:
2 cups all purpose flour
11/4 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/3 cups (packed) golden brown sugar
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 large eggs
1 cup whole-milk or reduced-fat
(2%) plain Greek-style yogurt*

Steps:

  • For streusel:
  • Combine brown sugar, flour, and cinnamon in medium bowl. Add melted butter; toss with fork to blend. Using fingertips, rub mixture together until small clumps form. Mix in pecans. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.
  • For cake:
  • Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350°F. Butter 9x9x2-inch metal baking pan. Combine flour, baking soda, nutmeg, and salt in medium bowl; whisk to blend. Using electric mixer, beat brown sugar, butter, and vanilla in large bowl until well blended, about 2 minutes. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition and scraping down sides of bowl occasionally. Add half of flour mixture; beat just until blended. Add yogurt; beat just until blended. Beat in remaining flour mixture just until blended.
  • Spoon half of batter into prepared baking pan; spread evenly. Sprinkle half of streusel evenly over batter. Spoon remaining batter in dollops over streusel, then spread evenly over with offset spatula. Sprinkle remaining streusel evenly over top.
  • Bake cake until streusel topping is brown and tester inserted into center of cake comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Cool cake in pan on rack 30 minutes. Cut into squares and serve slightly warm or at room temperature.
  • A thick yogurt; sold at some supermarkets and at specialty foods stores and Greek markets. If unavailable, spoon regular yogurt into cheesecloth-lined strainer set over large bowl. Cover and refrigerate overnight to drain.

Mr Tawhid ff 69
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This coffee cake is a winner! The streusel topping is crispy and flavorful, and the cake is moist and fluffy. I highly recommend it.


Islam Essam
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Easy to follow recipe and turned out delicious. Will definitely make again.


Nick Ratliff
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This coffee cake is a great way to start the day. It's sweet, but not too sweet, and the streusel topping adds a nice bit of texture.


Asavela Ngamlana
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I love the combination of flavors in this coffee cake. The pecans add a nice crunch and the cinnamon-sugar topping is the perfect finishing touch.


Ido Menke
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Made this coffee cake for my friends and they couldn't stop raving about it. The streusel topping was a huge hit!


Maisabel sanchez
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This is the best coffee cake recipe I've ever tried. The streusel topping is amazing and the cake is so moist and flavorful.


ADEKOLA ADEOLA
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I've made this coffee cake several times and it's always a success. My family loves the sweet and nutty flavor of the pecans.


Pustam Pustam
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This coffee cake is easy to make and always a crowd-pleaser. I love that I can use ingredients I usually have on hand.


jacob means
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Followed the recipe exactly and it turned out perfectly. The streusel topping was crispy and the cake was moist and fluffy. Definitely a keeper!


Cynthia Waight
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This coffee cake was a hit at my brunch party! Everyone loved the crunchy pecan streusel topping and the moist, flavorful cake. I'll definitely be making this again.