Deliciously moist coffee cake with a rich pecan topping.
For me, the best part about any coffee cake recipe is the crispy, crunchy, buttery crumb topping. In this recipe, I significantly increased the amount of crumb topping and hid a layer inside the cake!





Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups pecans, finely chopped
 - ⅓ cup white sugar
 - ⅓ cup packed light brown sugar
 - 3 tablespoons melted butter
 - 1 teaspoon cinnamon
 - ⅛ teaspoon salt
 - 1 ⅞ cups all-purpose flour
 - 1 teaspoon baking powder
 - ¾ teaspoon baking soda
 - ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
 - 1 cup white sugar
 - ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
 - 2 large eggs
 - 1 cup sour cream or creme fraiche
 - 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
 
Directions
- Step 1:Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

 - Step 2:Butter an 8x10-inch baking dish. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

 - Step 3:Make the topping: Mix pecans, white sugar, brown sugar, melted butter, cinnamon, and salt together in a mixing bowl until thoroughly combined and all components are coated with butter, 3 to 4 minutes. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

 - Step 4:Make the cake: Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a medium bowl. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

 - Step 5:Mix sugar and butter together in a large bowl with a spatula until well blended. Whisk in eggs, one at a time, until thoroughly incorporated. Whisk in sour cream and vanilla. Gradually whisk in flour mixture until flour is just incorporated; do not overmix. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

 - Step 6:Spread 1/2 of the batter over the bottom of the prepared baking dish, then sprinkle with 1/2 of the topping. Carefully spoon remaining batter over topping, then sprinkle with remaining topping; very gently press topping into batter. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

 - Step 7:Bake in the preheated oven until a bamboo skewer inserted into the center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

 - Step 8:Let cool slightly before serving. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

 
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