Easy

Cinnamon Coffee Cake

Name: Cinnamon Coffee Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 12-16 servings
Ingredients: Cake:; 4 C. all-purpose flour; 2 tsp. Clabber Girl® Baking Powder; 2 tsp. Clabber Girl® Baking Soda; 1 C. butter; 2 C. granulated sugar; 4 eggs; 4 tsp. Spice Islands® Pure Vanilla Extract; 1 pint sour cream; Filling:; 2 tsp. Spice Islands® Ground Saigon Cinnamon; 1/2 C. granulated sugar; 2 C. pecans, finely chopped Powdered Sugar; Glaze:; 1 C. powdered sugar, sifted; 1/4 tsp. Spice Islands® Pure Vanilla Extract; 1 Tbsp. milk or orange juice

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Bake Time: 1 hour

Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes

Yield: 12-16 servings

The pecan and sugar filling in this coffee cake makes for a richly sweet dessert that is perfect with Rex Coffee. Best when served warm.

Ingredients

Cake:

4 C. all-purpose flour
2 tsp. Clabber Girl^® Baking Powder
2 tsp. Clabber Girl^® Baking Soda
1 C. butter
2 C. granulated sugar
4 eggs
4 tsp. Spice Islands^® Pure Vanilla Extract
1 pint sour cream

Filling:

2 tsp. Spice Islands^® Ground Saigon Cinnamon
¹/₂C. granulated sugar
2 C. pecans, finely chopped Powdered Sugar

Glaze:

1 C. powdered sugar, sifted
¹/₄ tsp. Spice Islands^® Pure Vanilla Extract
1 Tbsp. milk or orange juice

Directions

Cake:

Preheat oven to 350° F. Grease and flour a tube or bundt pan; set aside.
Sift flour, baking powder and baking soda; set aside.
In a separate bowl, cream together butter and 2 cups sugar. Add eggs to creamed mixture, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add vanilla to creamed mixture and blend well.
Alternate adding flour mixture and sour cream to creamed mixture, mixing well after each addition.

Filling:

In a separate bowl, mix together cinnamon, ¹/₂ C. sugar and finely chopped pecans. Spoon a layer of batter into the prepared pan. Sprinkle a portion of the nut mixture onto the batter; cut into the batter with a knife. Repeat layers until all batter is used, ending with the nut mixture on top.
Bake at 350° F for approximately 45 to 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan.

Glaze:

In a small bowl, combine powdered sugar and vanilla. Stir in milk or orange juice. Stir in additional milk or orange juice, 1 teaspoon at a time until glaze is smooth and of drizzling consistency.
Turn cake out onto a cake plate and drizzle powdered sugar glaze on top.